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Representation and Democratic Theory

Representation and Democratic Theory

Name: Representation and Democratic Theory
Author: David Laycock
ISBN: 9780774810791

Edited by David Laycock

Published by: University of British Columbia Press

Imprint: UBC Press

304 Pages, 165.00 × 229.00 mm

Paperback
9780774810791
Published: January 2005

£28.99

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9780774810784
Published: May 2004

£84.00

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9780774851787
Published: October 2007

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#34;-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN"><p>With public confidence in representative institutions dropping todistressing levels, it is time for political theorists to reconnectissues of representation to considerations of justice, rights,citizenship, pluralism, and community. <em>Representation andDemocratic Theory</em> investigates theoretical and practical aspectsof innovative political representation in the early twenty-firstcentury. It reveals the complexity of contemporary politicalrepresentation and the importance of re-invigorating public lifeoutside legislatures, political parties, and competitive elections.</p> <p>A crucial supplement to empirical studies of conventional politicalrepresentation this book offers a timely and thought-provokingcontribution to contemporary democratic theory. It will be a necessaryand welcome addition to the libraries of many political and socialscientists.</p> </div> </div> <div id="tab-2" class="tabs__panel tabs__panel--content" style="display: none"> <div class="tabs__content"> Acknowledgments<br /> Introduction / David Laycock<br /> <br /> Part 1: Representation in Response to Minority Rights, Multiculturalism and Institutional Complexity<br /> <br /> 1. When (if ever) Are Referendums on Minority Rights Fair? / Avigail Eisenberg<br /> 2. Language, Representation, and Suprastate Democracy: Questions Facing the European Union / Peter Ives<br /> 3. Getting to Yes: People, Practices, and the Paradox of Multicultural Democracy / Catherine Frost<br /> 4. Feminist Engagement with Federal Institutions: Opportunities and Constraints for Women's Multilevel Citizenship / Louise Chappell<br /> <br /> Part 2: Reconceiving Representation through Citizenship and Community<br /> <br /> 5. Sharing the River: Aboriginal Representation in Canadian Political Institutions / Melissa S. Williams<br /> 6. The Self-Government of Unbounded Communities: Emancipatory Minority Autonomy in China and Western Europe / Susan J. Henders<br /> 7. What Do Citizens Need to Share? Citizenship as Reasonableness / Jonathan Quong<br /> <br /> Part 3: Pluralist, Deliberative, and Participatory Challenges to Representation<br /> <br /> 8. The New Constitutionalism and the Polarizing Performance of the Canadian Conversation / Gerald Kernerman<br /> 9. Demanding Deliberative Democracy and Representation / Greg Pyrcz<br /> 10. What Can Democratic Participation Mean Today? / Mark E. Warren<br /> 11. Representing Pluralism: A Comment on Pyrcz, Warren, and Kernerman / Simone Chambers<br /> <br /> Conclusion<br /> References<br /> Notes on Contributors<br /> Index </div> </div> <div id="tab-3" class="tabs__panel tabs__panel--authors" style="display: none"> <div class="tabs__content"> <p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><head><meta name="generator" content="HTML Tidy, see www.w3.org"><title>David Laycock is a professor in the Department ofPolitical Science at Simon Fraser University.