Rethinking Democracy Paperback / softback
Edited by Andrew (University of Sheffield) Gamble, Tony (MP For Cannock Chase) Wright
Part of the Political Quarterly Monograph Series series
Paperback / softback
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"There's never been a more pressing time to question every aspect of our inadequate democracy"- Polly Toynbee "This important book shows the many challenges democracy faces in a world of populism and radical digital change" - Margaret Hodge 2018 saw celebrations of the centenary of the Representation of the People Act which marked a decisive step towards full universal suffrage - this collection of essays explores the problems of democracy and suggests ways it might now be extended and deepened. Investigates if democracy is an unfinished revolution and if democratic politics is currently in retreatDemonstrates how democratic politics is once again under attack - this time from populist nationalists, authoritarian rulers and new forms of political communicationArgues that if we lose the art of active citizenship, we will lose the freedoms and the rights which democracy has bestowed
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:188 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:18/01/2019
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- ISBN:9781119554226
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:188 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:18/01/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781119554226
