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OverviewThis new edition examines some of the philosophical and theoretical issues underlying the 'democratic project' which increasingly dominates the fields of comparative development and international relations. The first concern presented here is normative and epistemological: as democracy becomes more widely accepted as the political currency of legitimacy, the more broadly it is defined. But as agreement decreases regarding the definition of democracy, the less we are able to evaluate how it is working, or indeed whether it is working at all. The second issue is causal: what are the claims being made regarding how best to secure a democratic system in developing states? To what extent do our beliefs and expectations of how political relations ought to be governed distort our understanding of how democratic societies do in fact emerge; and, conversely, to what extent does our understanding of how democracy manifests itself temper our conception of what it ought to be?The volume will be of interest to those in international development studies, as well as political theorists with an interest in applied ethics. -- . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Katherine Fierlbeck , Bethan HirstPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9780719076398ISBN 10: 0719076390 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 01 August 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationKatherine Fierlbeck is Professor of Political Science at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |