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Democracy

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  • © 1999
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Authors:
  1. Albert Weale
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  • A major contribution to debate about democracy by a leading political theorist
    Provides an up to date overview for students as well as developing its own original themes

Part of the book series: Issues in Political Theory (IPT)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction: Democracy and Political Theory

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    Pages 1-18

  3. Varieties of Democracy

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    Pages 19-39

  4. The Justification of Democracy

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    Pages 40-61

  5. Autonomy, Virtue and Consent

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    Pages 62-83

  6. Participation and Representation

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    Pages 84-105

  7. Forms of Representation

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    Pages 106-123

  8. Unanimity, Consensus and Majority Rule

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    Pages 124-147

  9. Inclusion

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    Pages 148-166

  10. Democracy and Constitutionalism

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    Pages 167-188

  11. The Obligations of Democracy

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    Pages 189-210

  12. An Ideal of Democracy?

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    Pages 211-218

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 219-236
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About this book

In this wide-ranging text, Albert Weale clearly identifies the main arguments about democracy and distinguishes carefully the broad range of conceptions of the term from participationist to elitist. He proceeds to consider in detail seven key issues in relation to which, he argues, these conceptions can be distinguished, concluding with a discussion of the obligations of democratic citizenship and an evaluation of contending theoretical perspectives.

About the author

ALBERT WEALE is Professor of Government, University of Essex.

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