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OverviewDemocratic Decision-Making: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives contains eight essays by political scientists addressing various aspects of the democratic decision-making process. The book is divided into four parts: democratic statesmanship, the extent to which limitations of the democratic principle of majority rule are desirable, the contemporary doctrine of “deliberative democracy,” and informal modes of democratic decision-making. Under these four headings, the contributors discuss a wide variety of issues, including the practice of “political opportunism” by such statesmen as Hamilton and Madison; the historical development of legal restraints on democracy in America ranging from judicial review (during the colonial period) to the filibuster; the operation of classical Athenian democracy, the defects of which may have been exaggerated by the American Founders; the significance of the reflections of Tammany Hall boss George Washington Plunkitt for the development of the American party system; the relation of deliberative-democracy theory to the thought of Rousseau; and the means by which cooperative land-use agreements have been arrived at in California, eliciting the voluntary consent of the affected parties instead of relying on judicial or bureaucratic dictates. The book is well-suited for use in courses on American political thought, democratic theory, American political development, and related subjects. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Lewis SchaeferPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.458kg ISBN: 9780739142066ISBN 10: 0739142062 Pages: 196 Publication Date: 02 February 2012 Recommended Age: From 22 from 22 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsEditor’s Introduction Part One: Democratic Statesmanship Chapter 1: Democratic Leadership William Galston Chapter 2: The Political Morality of Constitutional Opportunism Peter McNamara Part Two: How Far Does Democracy Require Limits? Chapter 3: American Innovations in Democratic Decision-Making Leslie Friedman Goldstein Chapter 4: In Defense of Democracy: Anti-Democratic Sentiment and Democratic Deliberation from Ancient Athens to the American Founding Dustin A. Gish Part Three: “Deliberative” Democracy? Chapter 5: “Deliberative Democracy”: The Transformation of a Political Concept David Lewis Schaefer Chapter 6: Democracy by Constraint: The Ideal of Deliberative Democracy in the Light of Rousseau Daniel Cullen Part Four: Informal Modes of Democratic Decision-Making Chapter 7: “This Is an Awful Serious Proposition”: George Washington Plunkitt in the Context of Nineteenth-Century Party Nationalization Daniel Klinghard Chapter 8: Habitat Conservation Plans: Redesigning Development Through Collaborative Negotiations Nancy Jimeno About the Contributors IndexReviewsAn excellent addition to the discussion of Democratic Theory and Democratic Decision-Making. The individual essays are excellent. They are wide-ranging yet also achieve a thought-provoking harmony. This volume will be of interest to both specialists and a wider audience, including for classroom adoption. Highly recommended. -- Smith, Gregory Bruce Author InformationDavid Lewis Schaefer is professor of political science at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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