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Globalizing democracy : power, legitimacy and the interpretation of democratic ideas / Katherine Fierlbeck.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fierlbeck, Katherine, author.
- Series:
- Perspectives on democratic practice (Manchester, England)
- Perspectives on democratic practice
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy.
- Democracy--Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 269 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- 'Globalizing Democracy' examines the acceptance of democracy as a global standard of political authority and investigates how the term has evolved to fit such disparate geopolitical contexts.
- Contents:
- Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Preface to the second edition; Introduction; Part 1 Contextualizing the debate over democracy; I Interpreting democracy: philosophicaldebates; 2 The ambiguity of democracy; 3 Expanding democracy; 4 Can there be nonliberal democracy?; Part 2 Explaining democracy: causal debates; 5 The market; 6 Civil society; Part 3 Pursuing democracy: political debates; 7 Power, legitimacy, and the interpretation ofdemocracy; 8 Deromanticizing democracy; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Previous edition: 1998.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 7, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 1-78170-141-5
- 1-84779-431-9
- OCLC:
- 818847565
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