Democracy in Crisis? : The Putney Debates 2023.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clary, Richard, editor.

Galligan, D. J., editor.

Nwokora, Zim, editor.

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 pages)

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Hart Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

Explores the current state of representative democracy on the global stage.

Contents:

Introduction:

Debating the Crisis of Representative Democracy,

Richard W Clary (Harvard University, USA) and Zim Nwokora (Deakin University, Australia)

1. Is Representative Democracy in Crisis? Richard W Clary (Harvard University, USA)

2. Questioning the Traditional Model of Representative Democracy,

DJ Galligan (University of Oxford, UK)

3. The Challenge of Representative Democracy in Africa, Zim Nwokora (Deakin University, Australia)

4. India in Crisis: Hindu Nationalism and the Majoritarian State,

Angana Chatterji (University of California, Berkeley, USA)

5. Representative Democratic Crisis in South America,

Pedro Fortes (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

6. Leadership in Democratic Systems

(a) Introduction, DJ Galligan (University Oxford, UK)

(b) Assessing Leadership in Democratic Practice, Fui Tsikata (Reindorf Chambers, Ghana)

(c) The Threat of the Remaking of the Sovereign: When Rulers Choose the People, Bogdan Iancu (University of Bucharest, Romania)

(d) Democratic Crisis in Israel, Iris Canor (University of Zefat, Israel)

(e) Leadership versus Democracy in Constitutional Thought, Vlad Perju (Boston College, USA)

7. Institutions of Government and Their Role in Democracy

(a) Introduction, Richard W Clary (Harvard University, USA)

(b) Institutions of Government and Their Role in Democracy, Paul Craig (University Oxford, UK)

(c) Dominance of the Executive, Sionaidh Douglas-Scott (Queen Mary, UK)

(d) The Dangers of Meritocratic Depoliticization, Ruzha Smilova (Sofia, Bulgaria)

(e) The Institutions of Government and Their Role in Democracy, Frank Vibert (LSE, UK)

8: Electoral Systems and Political Parties

(a) Introduction, Daniel Smilov (Sofia, Bulgaria)

(b) The Politics of Internet Shutdowns, Nicole Stremlau (University of Oxford, UK)

(c) Crisis of Representative Democracy: Consequences, Causes and Remedies, Fernando Casal Bertoa (University of Nottingham, UK)

(d) Challenging the 'Crisis of Democracy' Narrative, Jurij Toplak (Fordham University, USA)

9: Representative Democracy Threatened from Within, the Honourable Malcolm Turnbull (Australia)

Conclusion, DJ Galligan (University of Oxford, UK).

ISBN:

1-5099-8092-X

1-5099-8093-8

1-5099-8090-3

9781509980901

OCLC:

1564376894