Practices of Democracy
An Introduction
Sergiu Gherghina editor Jane Suiter editor Jean-Benoit Pilet editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd
Publishing:31st Dec '25
£38.99
This title is due to be published on 31st December, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
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- Hardback£122.00(9781529670714)
The way we engage with politics today has radically shifted. Practices of Democracy: An Introduction is the first comparative politics textbook which offers an engaging assessment of different forms of democracy. With an in-depth yet accessible exploration of four models of democracy – representative, direct, deliberative and technocratic models of government – this book shows how democracy can be strengthened and saved in times of crisis.
Taking a truly global perspective, examples of models of democracy are used to bring theory to life, to show how politics operates today. This pathbreaking new textbook spans all the core concerns of politics – from elections and voting to the role of political parties and legislatures, from political communication to migration and populism. Today, the role of referendums, citizen assemblies and experts shape our societies in profound ways.
Packed with case studies and features, this textbook is essential reading for anyone studying democracies, democratic innovations and Comparative Politics, whether at the undergraduate or postgraduate level.
Sergiu Gherghina is Associate Professor in Comparative Politics at Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Glasgow, UK.
Jean-Benoit Pilet is Professor of Political Science at the Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
Jane Suiter is Professor of Political Communication in the School of Communications at Dublin City University, Ireland.
A new political science is needed for a new world′, wrote Alexis de Tocqueville. This is true as much today as it was in the 19th Century. Combining case studies with grand tour d′horizons, this textbook provides an intelligent and highly readable introduction to the new approaches to the new political climate. This exciting volume not only deserves to be widely read, but it will provide a new standard for textbooks on democracy. -- Matt Qvortrup
This book about practices of democracy (institutions, actors, processes) is a timely introduction to democratic government in the 21st century. It goes beyond standard textbooks, because it reflects on most recent developments and provides students with a toolkit to understand and analyse contemporary democracies. -- Brigitte Geissel
A timely and insightful contribution, this book offers a clear and systematic exploration of democracy through representative, direct, deliberative and technocratic models. It provides students, scholars and practitioners with a valuable framework for understanding how democracies really function in the 21st century, and how institutions can be strengthened to deal with new challenges. -- Eri Bertsou
ISBN: 9781529670707
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296 pages