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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Fuller, Roslyn
Titre(s) : Beasts and gods [Texte imprimé] : how democracy changed its meaning and lost its purpose / Roslyn Fuller
Publication : London, UK : Zed books, 2015
Description matérielle : ix, 414 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 373-402. Index
"Democracy has failed to deliver. Equal opportunity and the individual's ability to
influence decision-making are a mirage, while both new and established democracies
suffer a growing sense of malaise. Analysing a variety of voting methods across twenty
countries, Roslyn Fuller shows that modern democracies are not really democracies
at all. The side with better funding invariably wins elections and referenda, and
the party that forms the government rarely receives the majority of the popular vote.
This lack of representation then compounds at the international level, as delegated
power is delegated yet again. Arguing for a return to the ancient Athenian idea of
democracy based on citizen participation, Beasts and Gods is an extraordinary work,
set to reconfigure the foundations of modern society".--Résumé de l'éditeur
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : How democracy changed its meaning and lost its purpose
Sujet(s) : Démocratie -- Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781783605439. - ISBN 178360543X. - ISBN 9781783605422. - ISBN 1783605421. -
ISBN 9781783605446 (erroné). - ISBN 9781783605453 (erroné). - ISBN 9781783605460 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb453428068
Notice n° :
FRBNF45342806
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction : what is democracy? ; Part I. Democracy in Athens : people power is
born ; The myth of representation ; Buying and selling elections ; Participation
: bought in or locked out? ; Modern democracy and the international system : a perfect
storm ; Non-governmental organizations and the civil society chimera ; How did things
get to be this way? The Roman Republican system and the founding fathers of America
; Part II. The way forward : digital democracy ; Disinformed is disenfranchised :
why taming mass media is a necessary step towards democracy ; Democracy and dissent
: the balance between individual and community ; Direct democracy today : cutting
the Gordian knot
