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Academics and activists debate current problems of democratic politics and seek ways to renew the ideals of democracy in a climate of disillusionment and cynicism. Taking their inspiration from the work of David Beetham, an eminent scholar of democracy in theory and practice, they analyse features of democratic crisis today, from the rise of authoritarianism to the decline of trust in parliaments. They also introduce Beetham's work to a contemporary readership. There are new analyses of his writings on Weber, Marxism, fascism and legitimacy, as well as fresh perspectives on his definition of democracy as popular control and equal voice, a definition he founded on shared human rights. As those rights come under threat from war, climate change and advanced techno-capitalism, as well as from authoritarian politics and direct threats to democratic institutions, this book provides a guide to everyone concerned with democracy and its prospects.
Contents
Introduction
John Schwarzmantel
1. Five Deformations of Democracy
David Beetham
Part I. Democratic Theory and Human Rights
2. Equality, Democracy and the Foresight of the Beetham Model
Seema Shah
3. David Beetham's Democratic Theory
Jean-Paul Gagnon and Alex Prior
4. Human Rights and Democratic Politics
Maureen Ramsay
5. The Fight for Women's Rights in Turkey
Elif Gözdaşoğlu Küçükalioğlu
Part II. Authoritarianism
6. Populist Leadership Today: From Wild Promises to Dashed Hopes
Alan Scott
7. Fascism Today, the Challenge of Authoritarianism
Paul Mason
Part III. Representation and legitimacy
8. Coupling Mini-Publics with Legislatures - A Solution to Parliamentary Decline?
Stephen Elstub
9. Legitimating Power Today
Erla Thrandardottir
Part IV. The Way Ahead - Extending Democracy in Contemporary Politics
10. Beyond Unelected Oligarchy: Democratic Prospects for the UK
Anthony Barnett, Hilary Wainwright and Helen Beetham
11. New Democratic Formations: Popular Control on a Finite Planet
Helen Beetham and Hilary Wainwright