Overview

With public confidence in representative institutions dropping to distressing levels, it is time for political theorists to reconnect issues of representation to considerations of justice, rights, citizenship, pluralism, and community. Representation and Democratic Theory investigates theoretical and practical aspects of innovative political representation in the early twenty-first century. It reveals the complexity of contemporary political representation and the importance of re-invigorating public life outside legislatures, political parties, and competitive elections. A crucial supplement to empirical studies of conventional political representation, this book offers a timely and thought-provoking contribution to contemporary democratic theory. It will be a necessary and welcome addition to the libraries of many political and social scientists.

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Author:   David Laycock
Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press
Imprint:   University of British Columbia Press
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   0.420kg
ISBN:  

9780774810791

ISBN 10:   0774810793
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   01 January 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction / David LaycockPart 1: Representation in Response to Minority Rights, Multiculturalism and Institutional Complexity1. When (if ever) Are Referendums on Minority Rights Fair? / Avigail Eisenberg2. Language, Representation, and Suprastate Democracy: Questions Facing the European Union / Peter Ives3. Getting to Yes: People, Practices, and the Paradox of Multicultural Democracy / Catherine Frost4. Feminist Engagement with Federal Institutions: Opportunities and Constraints for Women's Multilevel Citizenship / Louise ChappellPart 2: Reconceiving Representation through Citizenship and Community5. Sharing the River: Aboriginal Representation in Canadian Political Institutions / Melissa S. Williams6. The Self-Government of Unbounded Communities: Emancipatory Minority Autonomy in China and Western Europe / Susan J. Henders7. What Do Citizens Need to Share? Citizenship as Reasonableness / Jonathan QuongPart 3: Pluralist, Deliberative, and Participatory Challenges to Representation8. The New Constitutionalism and the Polarizing Performance of the Canadian Conversation / Gerald Kernerman9. Demanding Deliberative Democracy and Representation / Greg Pyrcz10. What Can Democratic Participation Mean Today? / Mark E. Warren11. Representing Pluralism: A Comment on Pyrcz, Warren, and Kernerman / Simone ChambersConclusionReferencesNotes on ContributorsIndex

Reviews

Scholars of many different areas of political science will probaly find something here that addresses their own concerns, while scholars of either Canadian politics or democratic theory are likely to find much of interest in this collection. -- Alexandra Kelso, University of Strathclyde Political Studies Review, Vol 3, No 3, September 2005

Scholars of many different areas of political science will probaly find something here that addresses their own concerns, while scholars of either Canadian politics or democratic theory are likely to find much of interest in this collection. -- Alexandra Kelso, University of Strathclyde * Political Studies Review, Vol 3, No 3, September 2005 *

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David Laycock is a professor in the Department ofPolitical Science at Simon Fraser University.

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