Milligan, Tony.

The Next Democracy? : The Possibility of Popular Control. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (164 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One: At the Crossroads -- Chapter Two: General Direct Democracy -- Chapter Three: Occupy and Consensus -- Chapter Four: Weber and the Difficulties of Scaling Up -- Chapter Five: Arendt and Council Democracy -- Chapter Six: The Tyranny of the Majority -- Chapter Seven: The Rule of the Unwise -- Chapter Eight: Gandhi's Local Democracy -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Responding to widespread disenchantment with electoral politics, this book gives a practical examination of the possibilities offered by a generalized system of direct democracy.

9781783480661


Direct democracy.


Electronic books.

JC423 -- .M55 2016eb

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