Coping with Post-democracyArgues that the democratic movement has passed, and that, in the West, we are moving into a post-democratic age where power becomes increasingly concentrated in the hands of a professionalized, political elite. Also shows how our opportunities for participating in public life have diminished. |
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20th century activists activities anti-capitalism autonomous Beatrice Webb become Britain business interests campaigns capitalism capitalist cause groups Chapter circles citizens citizenship complex concentric concerns Conservative contemporary politics core corporate elite cratic debate decline demands demo develop discussion economic egalitarian elections electoral ellipse European European Union Fabian Fabian Society favour flexible force Forza Italia funding further global firm globalisation growing ical important increasingly individual issues Keynesian Labour Party large numbers lative leadership levels liberal Liberal Democrats lobbies major manual workers manual working class markets mass mass media maximal democracy maximal ideal ment mobilisation move movements neo-liberal non-manual organisations parabola passive period phantom firm policy-making political elite political party political power political system politicians post-democracy pre-democratic privatisation problems public service public spending response role sector seeking social democratic society sub-contract success taxation taxes tence tion trade unions vote wealth wider women
References to this book
Direkte Demokratie: Forschung und Perspektiven Theo Schiller,Volker Mittendorf No preview available - 2003 |