ABSTRACT

This is the first book to be published in this exciting new series on political philosophy. Cunningham provides a critical and clear introduction to the main contemporary approaches to democracy: participatory democracy, classic and radical pluralism, deliberative democracy, catallaxy, and others. Also discussed are theorists in the background of current democratic thought, such as Tocqueville, Mill, and Rousseau. The book includes applications of democratic theories including an extended discussion of democracy and globalisation.

chapter |14 pages

Introduction

chapter |12 pages

Problems of democracy

chapter |25 pages

Liberal democracy

chapter |28 pages

Classic pluralism

chapter |22 pages

Catallaxy

chapter |19 pages

Participatory democracy

chapter |21 pages

Democratic pragmatism

chapter |21 pages

Deliberative democracy

chapter |14 pages

Radical pluralism