| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 310 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Perspectives on democratic practice
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Perspectives on democratic practice (Manchester, England)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-305) and index. |
| Contents |
Groups as agents of democracy? -- Interest group aliases: towards definitional commensurability? -- Democratic expectations: the representation account -- Between representation and solidarity: (re)calibrating democratic expectations -- Democratic promises and practices: some empirical evidence -- The orthodox case: the drift from representation towards solidarity -- Making Olson work: rejuventating 'supply-side' explanations -- Are 'protest businesses' contemporary phenomena? -- Democratic transformation: fulfilling the promise of representation -- Between promise and practice. |
| Summary |
This book debates the democratic potential and practice of groups; focusing on the vibrancy of internal democracies, and modes of accountability with those who join such groups and or the constituencies they advocate for. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Associations, institutions, etc.
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Associations, institutions, etc. |
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Social groups -- Political aspects.
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Social groups -- Political aspects. |
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Social groups. |
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Social participation.
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Social participation. |
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Representative government and representation.
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Representative government and representation. |
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Democracy.
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Democracy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Halpin, Darren. Groups, representation and democracy. Manchester : Manchester University Press, ©2010 9780719076527 (DLC) 2010484321 (OCoLC)449857777 |
| ISBN |
9781847793027 (electronic book) |
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1847793029 (electronic book) |
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9780719076527 (hardback) |
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0719076528 (hardback) |
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