Democracy in Crisis?: The Putney Debates 2023, (Paperback)

<p><b>This volume explores the state of representative democracy on the global stage.</b> </p><p>It does this against the backdrop of crises such as the USA Capitol attack on 6 January 2021, recent refusals to accept election results in various countries, and attempts to restrict the voting franchise, as well as longer-term trends such as the rise of populism and declining trust in political elites. </p><p>The first substantive chapter examines representative democracy in theory, history and practice today. Taking the representative model as their point of departure, the subsequent chapters explore a range of themes in relation to this model. </p><p>The contributions include timely reappraisals of democracy in countries, such as the UK and USA, with old, well-established democratic structures, as well as analyses of the state of democracy in regions such as Africa, Asia and South America, where democracy has had a more chequered history. </p><p>Across all of its chapters, the book invites readers to rethink fundamental questions about representative democracy: Why is it valuable? How should it be organised? Do steps need to be taken to strengthen representative democracy, and if so, what are those steps? </p><p>The volume's target audience - politicians, public servants and interested members of the public - are provided with arguments and evidence to form their own views at a time when the ideals and practices of representative democracy are being challenged around the world, and new ideas and initiatives to revitalise it are being debated and implemented.</p>

• Democracy in Crisis?: The Putney Debates 2023, (Paperback)
• Author: Richard W Clary
• ISBN: 9781509980918
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2027-04-29
• Page Count: 216