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Democratic Practice
Robert M. Fishman
其他書名
Origins of the Iberian Divide in Political Inclusion
出版Oxford University Press, 2019-03-04
主題Philosophy / PoliticalPolitical Science / GeopoliticsPolitical Science / Comparative PoliticsSocial Science / DiscriminationSocial Science / Sociology / General
ISBN01909128989780190912895
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=2MGKDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋At a time of growing concern over the fate of contemporary democracy this book shows how vast differences between countries in forms of political conduct, and taken for granted assumptions, determine what democracies actually accomplish. In Democratic Practice, Robert M. Fishman elucidates why some democracies include the economically underprivileged, and cultural others within the circles of political relevance that set policies and the political agenda, whereas others exclude them. On the basis of in-depth research on Portugal and Spain, Fishman develops a theoretically innovative explanation for the breadth of democratic inclusion and draws out large implications for democracies everywhere. Democratic Practice examines the record of two countries that began the worldwide turn to democracy in the 1970s, showing how and why basic assumptions about what democracy is, and how political actors should treat one another, diverged. The book offers detailed empirical evidence on how an inclusive approach to democratic politics provides major benefits not only for the poor and excluded but also for others, drawing large lessons for contemporary democracies.