Democracy in the Making
Title | Democracy in the Making PDF eBook |
Author | Kathleen M. Blee |
Publisher | OUP USA |
Pages | 222 |
Release | 2012-03-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0199842760 |
In Democracy in the Making, Kathleen M. Blee provides an in-depth look at modern grassroots activism, and reveals its simultaneous power and fragility. In the process, she examines the struggle between democratic vision and strategic reality that shapes each organization's trajectory and determines its ultimate success or failure.
Making Democracy Work
Title | Making Democracy Work PDF eBook |
Author | Robert D. Putnam |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 1994-05-27 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9781400820740 |
Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? In a book that has received attention from policymakers and civic activists in America and around the world, Robert Putnam and his collaborators offer empirical evidence for the importance of "civic community" in developing successful institutions. Their focus is on a unique experiment begun in 1970 when Italy created new governments for each of its regions. After spending two decades analyzing the efficacy of these governments in such fields as agriculture, housing, and health services, they reveal patterns of associationism, trust, and cooperation that facilitate good governance and economic prosperity.
Social Democracy in the Making
Title | Social Democracy in the Making PDF eBook |
Author | Gary Dorrien |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 595 |
Release | 2019-04-23 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0300244991 |
An expansive and ambitious intellectual history of democratic socialism from one of the world’s leading intellectual historians and social ethicists The fallout from twenty years of neoliberal economic globalism has sparked a surge of interest in the old idea of democratic socialism—a democracy in which the people control the economy and government, no group dominates any other, and every citizen is free, equal, and included. With a focus on the intertwined legacies of Christian socialism and Social Democratic politics in Britain and Germany, this book traces the story of democratic socialism from its birth in the nineteenth century through the mid-1960s. Examining the tenets on which the movement was founded and how it adapted to different cultural, religious, and economic contexts from its beginnings through the social and political traumas of the twentieth century, Gary Dorrien reminds us that Christian socialism paved the way for all liberation theologies that make the struggles of oppressed peoples the subject of redemption. He argues for a decentralized economic democracy and anti-imperial internationalism.
Making Things Public
Title | Making Things Public PDF eBook |
Author | Bruno Latour |
Publisher | MIT Press (MA) |
Pages | 1080 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Art |
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"This collection itself presents a significant public assembly, joining such prominent thinkers as Richard Rorty, Simon Schaffer, Peter Galison, and Peter Sloterdijk with the likes of Shakespeare, Swift, La Fontaine, and Melville. Ranging from the distant past to the troubled present, this collective effort examines the atmospheric conditions in which things are made public, and reinvests political representation with the materiality it has been lacking. This book, and the ZKM show that it accompanies, aims to trigger new political passions and interests in a time when people need, more than ever, new ways to have their voices heard."--BOOK JACKET.
Slow Democracy
Title | Slow Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Clark |
Publisher | Chelsea Green Publishing |
Pages | 283 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1603584137 |
Reconnecting with the sources of decisions that affect us, and with the processes of democracy itself, is at the heart of 21st-century sustainable communities. Slow Democracy chronicles the ways in which ordinary people have mobilized to find local solutions to local problems. It invites us to bring the advantages of "slow" to our community decision making. Just as slow food encourages chefs and eaters to become more intimately involved with the production of local food, slow democracy encourages us to govern ourselves locally with processes that are inclusive, deliberative, and citizen powered. Susan Clark and Woden Teachout outline the qualities of real, local decision making and show us the range of ways that communities are breathing new life into participatory democracy around the country. We meet residents who seize back control of their municipal water systems from global corporations, parents who find unique solutions to seemingly divisive school-redistricting issues, and a host of other citizens across the nation who have designed local decision-making systems to solve the problems unique to their area in ways that work best for their communities. Though rooted in the direct participation that defined our nation's early days, slow democracy is not a romantic vision for reigniting the ways of old. Rather, the strategies outlined here are uniquely suited to 21st-century technologies and culture.If our future holds an increased focus on local food, local energy, and local economy, then surely we will need to improve our skills at local governance as well.
Making a Place for Community
Title | Making a Place for Community PDF eBook |
Author | Thad Williamson |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 436 |
Release | 2014-06-03 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 131779477X |
When pundits refer to the death of community, they are speaking of a number of social ills, which include, but are not limited to, the general increase in isolation and cynicism of our citizens, widespread concerns about declining political participation and membership in civic organizations, and periodic outbursts of small town violence. Making a Place for Community argues that this death of community is being caused by contemporary policies that, if not changed, will continue to foster the decline of community. Increased capital flow between nations is not at the root of the problem, however, increased capital flow within our nation is. Small towns shouldn't have to hope for a prison to open nearby and downtown centers shouldn't sit empty as suburban sparwl encroaches, but they do and it's a result of widely agreed upon public policies.
The Making of a Southern Democracy
Title | The Making of a Southern Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | Tom Eamon |
Publisher | UNC Press Books |
Pages | 418 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1469606976 |
Making of a Southern Democracy: North Carolina Politics from Kerr Scott to Pat McCrory