Democratic Institutions and Practices
A Debate on Governments, Parties, Theories and Movements in Today’s World
The book features contributions on topics such as the status of political parties, the separation of powers and the rule of law, bureaucracy and meritocracy, equality, forms of democratic participation and governance, comparisons between historical and contemporary democratic practices, individual rights, propaganda, political engagement, and consent. Further, it discusses how global information flows and new technologies affect democratic processes, including topics such as cyber-activism and open-source software as a means of empowerment to ethnocentric and class-centric technological design, globalization and media neutrality, and the mechanization of public administration. Overall, the book demonstrates how historical, philosophical, technical, and institutional issues relate to contemporary democracy. It will appeal to political theorists, social scientists and everybody interested in contemporary democracy.
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| Veröffentlichung: | 23.09.2022 |
| Seiten | 242 |
| Art des Mediums | E-Book [Kindle] |
| Preis DE | EUR 117.69 |
| Preis AT | EUR 121.00 |
| Reihe | Contributions to Political Science |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-031-10808-2 |
| ISBN-10 | 3031108086 |
Über den Autor
Juan José Gómez Gutiérrez is Lecturer in Aesthetics and Art Theory at the University of Seville, Spain, and has served as Visiting Scholar at several European universities. He has an extensive publication record on the politics of modern and contemporary art, and the philosophy of Antonio Gramsci.José Abdelnour-Nocera is Professor of Sociotechnical Design at the University of West London, UK. His interests lie in the role of cultural diversity in the design of people-centred systems and in software development teams. He has been involved in several projects in the UK and overseas in the domains of international development, health and higher education.
Esteban Anchústegui Igartua is Professor of political philosophy at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain. His research interests include nationalism and republicanism. He directs the Limes Series of political thought for the UPV/EHU Press. He is also honorary Professor of several Latin American universities and a fellow of the Royal Basque Society of Friends of the Country.
