Democracy, agency, and the state : theory with comparative intent / Guillermo O'Donnell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Donnell, Guillermo A., author.

Series:

Oxford studies in democratization.

Oxford Studies in Democratization

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

State, The.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One of the pioneers of democratization studies presents the culmination of a lifetime's study in the form of a far-reaching and profound analysis of the relationship between the state and democracy.

Contents:

Contents; List of Tables; Introduction; 1. The Democratic Regime (or Political Democracy), and Citizenship as Agency; 2. Agency: Origins, Concomitants, and Expansion; 3. The State: Definition, Dimensions, and Historical Emergence; 4. The Varying Referents of the State: Nation, People, Citizenry; 5. The State as Law: Contributions and Ambivalences; 6. The Multiple Faces of the State and its Underlying Unity; 7. Dialogics, Agency, and Democracy; 8. An Overview of Latin America; 9. Social Context, Options, and Convergences; 10. The Conundrums of Globalization and Legal Pluralism; 11. Conclusion

BibliographyIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612661198

0-19-158513-0

1-282-66119-1