Part One.
Traditional Affirmations of Democracy
Introduction
Pages 21-24
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1. Funeral Oration
Pericles
Pages 25-27
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2. The Politics
Aristotle
Pages 28-32
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3. The Discourses
Machiavelli, Niccolò
Pages 33-36
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4. Leviathan
Hobbes, Thomas
Pages 37-42
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5. The Social Contract
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
Pages 43-51
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6. The Federalist Papers
Madison, James
Pages 52-57
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7. Representative Government
Mill, John Stuart
Pages 58-66
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8. Democracy in America
Tocqueville, Alexis de
Pages 67-76
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9. The Putney Debates
Pages 77-82
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10. Rights of Man
Paine, Thomas
Pages 83-86
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11. Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Pages 87-89
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12. The Gettysburg Address
Lincoln, Abraham
Pages 90-90
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13. Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
Schumpeter, Joseph A.
Pages 91-94
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Part Two. Key Concepts
Section 1: Freedom and Autonomy
Introduction
Pages 98-99
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14. The Social Contract
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
Pages 100-101
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15. On the Common Saying: ‘This May Be True in Theory but it Does not
Apply in Practice’
Kant, Immanuel
Pages 102-107
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16. The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns
Constant, Benjamin
Pages 108-110
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17. Two Concepts of Liberty
Berlin, Isaiah
Pages 111-114
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18. In Defense of Anarchism
Wolff, Robert Paul
Pages 115-116
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Section 2: Equality
Introduction
Pages 118-119
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19. The Second Treatise of Government
Locke, John
Pages 120-123
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20. The Social Contract
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
Pages 124-126
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21. A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
Pages 127-129
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22. Equality
Tawney, R. H.
Pages 130-134
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23. The Idea of Equality
Williams, Bernard
Pages 135-140
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Section 3: Representation
Introduction
Pages 142-144
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24. The Social Contract
Pages 145-147
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25. Speech at the Conclusion of the Poll, 3 November 1774
Pages 148-150
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26. Essay on Government
Mill, James
Pages 151-154
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27. The Concept of Representation
Pitkin, Hanna Fenichel
Pages 155-158
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28. The Politics of Presence
Phillips, Anne
Pages 159-162
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29. Justice and the Politics of Difference
Young, Iris Marion
Pages 163-166
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30. The Illusion of Universal Suffrage
Bakunin, Michael
Pages 167-169
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31. Parliamentary Isolation
Proudhon, Pierre-Joseph
Pages 170-170
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Section 4: Majority Rule
Introduction
Pages 172-173
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32. The Social Contract
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
Pages 174-176
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33. A Paradox in the Theory of Democracy
Wollheim, Richard
Pages 177-178
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34. Representative Government
Mill, John Stuart
Pages 179-182
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35. Democracy in America
Tocqueville, Alexis de
Pages 183-191
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36. The Theory of Democracy Revisited
Sartori, Giovanni
Pages 192-196
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Section 5: Citizenship
Introduction
Pages 198-199
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37. The Politics
Aristotle
Pages 200-202
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38. Class, Citizenship and Social Development
Marshall, T. H.
Pages 203-205
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39. The Return of the Citizen
Kymlicka, Will / Norman, Wayne
Pages 206-213
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40. Civic Republicanism and Citizenship: The Challenge for Today
Crick, Bernard
Pages 214-222
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Part Three. Critiques of Democracy
Section 6: Conservative, Elitist and Authoritarian Critiques
Introduction
Pages 226-228
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41. The Republic
Plato
Pages 229-233
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42. Reflections on the Revolution in France
Burke, Edmund
Pages 234-238
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43. The Meaning of Conservatism
Scruton, Roger
Pages 239-242
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44. The Doctrine of Fascism
Mussolini, Benito
Pages 243-244
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45. The Concept of the Political
Schmitt, Carl
Pages 245-246
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46. Economy and Society
Weber, Max
Pages 247-251
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47. Political Parties
Michels, Robert
Pages 252-254
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48. Anti-Elitism Revisited
Sartori, Giovanni
Pages 255-258
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49. Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
Schumpeter, Joseph A.
Pages 259-264
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Section 7: Marxist and Socialist Critiques
Introduction
Pages 266-267
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50. On the Jewish Question
Marx, Karl
Pages 268-273
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51. The Civil War in France
Marx, Karl
Pages 274-277
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52. The State and Revolution
Lenin, Vladimir Ilich
Pages 278-281
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53. Marxism and Politics
Miliband, Ralph
Pages 282-286
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54. Democratic Theory, Essays in Retrieval
Macpherson, C. B.
Pages 287-292
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Section 8: Feminist Critiques
Introduction
Pages 294-296
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55. Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Wollstonecraft, Mary
Pages 297-306
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56. Women in Political Theory
Coole, Diana
Pages 307-314
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57. Feminism and Democracy
Rowbotham, Sheila
Pages 315-317
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58. Losing the Faith: Feminism and Democracy
Mendus, Susan
Pages 318-324
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Part Four. Contemporary Issues
Section 9: The Market
Introduction
Pages 328-329
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59. The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism
Hayek, Friedrich
Pages 330-334
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60. Ethics, Efficiency, and the Market
Buchanan, Allen
Pages 335-343
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61. Capitalism and Freedom
Friedman, Milton
Pages 344-349
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62. Liberal Democracy and the Limits of Democratization
Beetham, David
Pages 350-353
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63. Arguments for a New Left
Wainwright, Hilary
Pages 354-356
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64. Wealth Accumulates and Democracy Decays
Weeks, John F.
Pages 357-360
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65. American Nightmare: Neoliberalism, Neoconservatism, and De-
Democratization
Brown, Wendy
Pages 361-366
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Section 10: Civil Society
Introduction
Pages 368-369
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66. Civil Society and Political Theory
Cohen, Jean L. / Arato, Andrew
Pages 370-374
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67. Bowling Alone
Putnam, Robert D.
Pages 375-377
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68. Associative Principles and Democratic Reform
Hirst, Paul
Pages 378-382
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Section 11: Participation
Introduction
Pages 384-385
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69. More Participation, More Democracy?
Parry, Geraint / Moyser, George
Pages 386-390
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70. On Participation
Pitkin, Hanna Fenichel / Shumer, Sara M.
Pages 391-396
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71. Participation and Democratic Theory
Pateman, Carole
Pages 397-402
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72. The Two Faces of Political Apathy
DeLuca, Tom
Pages 403-414
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73. What Deliberative Democracy Means
Gutmann, Amy / Thompson, Dennis
Pages 415-424
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Section 12: The Internet
Introduction
Pages 426-427
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74. Politics: Deliberation, Mobilization, and Networked Practices of Agitation
Lim, Merlyna / Kann, Mark E.
Pages 428-432
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75. Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age
Castells, Manuel
Pages 433-435
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76. The Net Delusion: How Not to Liberate the World
Morozov, Evgeny
Pages 436-440
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Section 13: Nationalism
Introduction
Pages 442-443
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77.Nationalism and Democracy
Nodia, Ghia
Pages 444-446
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78. Citizenship and National Identity
Miller, David
Pages 447-449
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79. ‘The People’, Identity and Democracy
Harris, Erika
Pages 450-453
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80. Nationalism and Democracy
Calhoun, Craig
Pages 454-458
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Section 14: Cosmopolitan Democracy
Introduction
Pages 460-462
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81. Methodological Cosmopolitanism
Beck, Ulrich
Pages 463-467
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82. The Practice of Global Citizenship
Cabrera, Luis
Pages 468-472
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83. World Citizenship
Archibugi, Daniele
Pages 473-477
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84. Global Democracy and Its Setbacks
Dryzek, John S.
Pages 478-482
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85. The Post- National Constellation and the Future of Democracy
Habermas, Jürgen
Pages 483-490
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86. The Prospect of ‘Post-Westphalian’ Intervention
MacQueen, Norrie
Pages 491-498
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Section 15: Religion
Introduction
Pages 500-501
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87. Islam and Democracy: What is the Real Question?
Bayat, Asef
Pages 502-515
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88. Public Islam and the Problem of Democratization
Hefner, Robert W.
Pages 516-521
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89. Habermas and Religion
Reder, Michael / Schmidt, Josef
Pages 522-524
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90. Whither Democracy? Religion, Politics and Islam
Dallmayr, Fred
Pages 525-535
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91. The Life and Death of Democracy
Keane, John
Pages 536-540
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Section 16: Multiculturalism
Introduction
Pages 542-543
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92. The Dynamics of Democratic Exclusion
Taylor, Charles
Pages 544-546
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93. Multicultural Citizenship
Kymlicka, Will
Pages 547-552
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94. Justice and the Politics of Difference
Young, Iris Marion
Pages 553-557
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95. The Racial Contract
Pages 558-562
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Section 17: Democracy and Violence
Introduction
Pages 564-565
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96. On Violence
Arendt, Hannah
Pages 566-574
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97. Two Versions of ‘We the People’
Pages 575-583
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98. New Forms of Violence
Schwarzmantel, John
Pages 584-590
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99. Global Frontier- land
Bauman, Zygmunt
Pages 591-595
