How democracies live : power, statecraft, and freedom in modern societies /

That democracy is in crisis here and abroad is a staple of the daily news and scholarly writing. In How Democracies Live, Stein Ringen powerfully intervenes in this debate with a meditation on what democracy is, the challenges it faces, and the way it can be defended. Ringen argues that democracy mu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ringen, Stein (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2022
Chicago : University of Chicago, 2022
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface: We Need Democracy
  • The Problem of Power
  • The Problem of Statecraft
  • The Problem of Freedom
  • The Problem of Poverty
  • The Problem of Democracy
  • Postscript: We Need to Talk about Democracy
  • Preface: We Need Democracy
  • The Problem of Power
  • The Problem of Statecraft
  • The Problem of Freedom
  • The Problem of Poverty
  • The Problem of Democracy
  • Postscript: We Need to Talk about Democracy