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Democracy is not naturally plausible. Why turn such important matters over to masses of people who have no expertise This title offers an alternative based on the idea that democratic authority and legitimacy must depend partly on democracy's tendency to make good decisions.

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Lisa Martin argues that legislatures actually serve foreign policy well by giving credibility to the international commitments that are made. Martin concludes that - if institutionalized - even rancorous domestic conversations between executives and legislature augment rather than impede states' international dealings.

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Argues that among democracy's supporters there is a belief in the need to "transform" human beings in order to reconcile the reality of human self-interest with the ideal of selfless commitment. This book proposes a form of "democratic realism" that recognizes democracy the regime appropriate for imperfect humans.

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The American political reformer Herbert Croly wrote, "For better or worse, democracy cannot be disentangled from an aspiration toward human perfectibility." Democratic Faith is at once a trenchant analysis and a powerful critique of this underlying assumption that informs democratic theory. Patrick Deneen argues that among democracy's most ardent s

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This analysis of international relations provides insights into the global struggle between the Western democracies and Asian communism.

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Leading scholar of citizenship and migration Rainer Bauboeck proposes a theory of inclusion for democratic societies. Five prominent interlocutors comment on this theory. -- .

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Leading scholar of citizenship and migration Rainer Bauboeck proposes a theory of inclusion for democratic societies. Five prominent interlocutors comment on this theory. -- .

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It's a commonplace that citizens in Western democracies are disaffected with their political leaders and traditional democratic institutions. This title argues that this crisis of confidence is partly a crisis of understanding.

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Professor Pennock launches an encyclopedic study that evaluates and ultimately synthesizes a variety of democratic theories. After defining democracy and examining the basic tensions both within and between liberty and equality, and individualism and collectivism, the author sets forth two typologies of operational democratic theories, one related

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Argues that ideal democracy is comprised of three core values - political autonomy, equality of interests, and reciprocity - with both procedural and substantive implications.

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When the Supreme Court in 2003 struck down a Texas law prohibiting homosexual sodomy, it cited the right to privacy based on the guarantee of 'substantive due process' embodied by the Constitution. This book argues that ideal democracy is comprised of three core values - political autonomy, equality of interests, and reciprocity.

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The contradiction between democratization trends in developing countries in the face of continuing human rights violations.

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This study offers a multidimensional look at the political economy of African states. It demonstrates a deeper understanding of democratization by combining macro and micro issues and actors, and historical and contemporary dynamics, into a theoretical framework.

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In this study, both African and non-African scholars take a critical look at the evolution and contradictions of democratization in seven African nations.

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"Taking a uniquely theoretical approach, this textbook offers an accessible introduction to the subject of democratization and the challenges facing its progress"--

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The author provides a framework for understanding congressional delegation to commissions. He transcends the common focus on the re-election motive to examine information needs and workload considerations as a motivation for legislative behaviour.

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Bureaucracy is a much-maligned feature of contemporary government. This book is about good governance as much as it is about bureaucratic organizations. It asks: is democratic governance hindered without an effective instrument in the hands of the legitimately elected political leadership

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Therefore, democracy as a symbol and practice can provide new sources of legitimacy to these political systems.

Compton's Asian political development model is tested with quantitative indicators and through a series of case studies.

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In this book, a new general model of delayed transitions to democracy is proposed and used to analyze Mexico's transition to democracy.