Representation and democratic theory / edited by David Laycock.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Laycock, David H., 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Representative government and representation.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With public confidence in representative institutions dropping to distressing levels, it is time for political theorists to reconnect issues of representation to considerations of justice, rights, citizenship, pluralism, and community. Representation and Democratic Theory investigates theoretical and practical aspects of innovative political representation in the early twenty-first century. It reveals the complexity of contemporary political representation and the importance of re-invigorating public life outside legislatures, political parties, and competitive elections. A crucial supplement to empirical studies of conventional political representation this book offers a timely and thought-provoking contribution to contemporary democratic theory. It will be a necessary and welcome addition to the libraries of many political and social scientists.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Representation in Response to Minority Rights, Multiculturalism, and Institutional Complexity

When (if Ever) Are Referendums on Minority Rights Fair?

Language, Representation, and Suprastate Democracy: Questions Facing the European Union

Getting to Yes: People, Practices, and the Paradox of Multicultural Democracy

Feminist Engagement with Federal Institutions: Opportunities and Constraints for Women's Multilevel Citizenship

Reconceiving Representation through Citizenship and Community

Sharing the River: Aboriginal Representation in Canadian Political Institutions

The Self-Government of Unbounded Communities: Emancipatory Minority Autonomy in China and Western Europe

What Do Citizens Need to Share? Citizenship as Reasonableness

Pluralist, Deliberative, and Participatory Challenges to Representation

The New Constitutionalism and the Polarizing Performance of the Canadian Conversation

Demanding Deliberative Democracy and Representation

What Can Democratic Participation Mean Today?

Representing Pluralism: A Comment on Pyrcz, Warren, and Kernerman

Conclusion

References

Notes on Contributors

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [248]-264) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-33062-8

9786613330628

0-7748-5178-3

OCLC:

75972822