Democracy and Its Critics ebook

by Robert A. Dahl

Robert A. Dahl Politics and Government English

When Robert Dahl speaks about democracy, everyone should listen. With Democracy and Its Critics Dahl has produced a work destined to become another classic to go along with his A Preface to Democratic Theory.

When Robert Dahl speaks about democracy, everyone should listen. Now Dahl's virtuosity takes the form of conducting a masterful dialogue of reason, of guiding a truly advanced seminar on the major ideas and arguments in the field of democratic theory broadly defined.

Democracy and Its Critics is a book in American political science, written by Robert Dahl. The book was published by Yale University Press in 1989

Democracy and Its Critics is a book in American political science, written by Robert Dahl. The book was published by Yale University Press in 1989. In the following years Democracy and Its Critics won the 1991 Elaine and David Spitz Book Award and the 1990 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Book Award. In the book, Dahl "examines the most basic assumptions of democratic theory, tests them against the questions raised by its critics, and recasts the theory of democracy into a new and coherent whole

Democracy and Its Critics book.

Democracy and Its Critics book. Robert Dahl examines the most basic assumptions of democratic theory, tests them against the questions raised by its critics, and recasts the theory of democracy into a new and coherent whole. He concludes by In this prize-winning book, one of the most prominent political theorists of our time makes a major statement about what democracy is and why it is important.

Robert Alan Dahl (/dɑːl/; December 17, 1915 – February 5, 2014) was a political theorist and Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University. He established the pluralist theory of democracy-in which political outcomes are enacted through. He established the pluralist theory of democracy-in which political outcomes are enacted through competitive, if unequal, interest groups-and introduced "polyarchy" as a descriptor of actual democratic governance

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In this prize-winning book, one of the most prominent political theorists of our time makes a major statement about what democracy is and why it is important. He concludes by discussing the directions in which democracy must move if advanced democratic states are to exist in the future. When Robert Dahl speaks about democracy, everyone should listen. New Haven: Yale University Press. Although Democracy and Its Critics will not settle the per ennial debate over this question, this thoughtful defense of democratic values does provide a theoretical justification for leaving public policy decisions squarely in the domain of democratically elected representa tives. In this most recent of his many works, Robert Dahl1 reaffirms the democratic process "as the most reliable means for protecting and advancing the good and interests of all the persons subject to collective decisions" (p. 322).

Robert Dahl examines the most basic assumptions of democratic theory, tests them against the questions raised by its critics, and recasts the theory of democracy into a new and coherent whole

Robert Dahl examines the most basic assumptions of democratic theory, tests them against the questions raised by its critics, and recasts the theory of democracy into a new and coherent whole. He concludes by discussing the direction in which democracy must move if advanced democratic states are to exist in the future. In this prize-winning book, one of the most prominent political theorists of our time makes a major statement about what democracy is and why it is important.

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Democracy and Its Critics is a book in American political science, written by Robert A. Dahl. What we understand by democracy is not what an Athenian in the time of Pericles Pericles would have understood by it. Greek, Roman, medieval, and Renaissance notions intermingle with those of later centuries to produce a jumble of theory and practices that are often deeply inconsistent.

In this prize-winning book, one of the most prominent political theorists of our time makes a major statement about what democracy is and why it is important. Robert Dahl examines the most basic assumptions of democratic theory, tests them against the questions raised by its critics, and recasts the theory of democracy into a new and coherent whole. He concludes by discussing the directions in which democracy must move if advanced democratic states are to exist in the future. “When Robert Dahl speaks about democracy, everyone should listen. With Democracy and Its Critics Dahl has produced a work destined to become another classic.”―Lucian W. Pye, American Political Science Review“In this magisterial work [Dahl]… describe[s] what democracy means…; why our own democracy is still deeply flawed; and how we could reform it…. A work of extraordinary intelligence and, what is even rarer, a work of extraordinary wisdom.”―Robert N. Bellah, New York Times Book ReviewRobert A. Dahl, Sterling Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Yale Universtiy, is also the author of Who Governs?, After the Revolution?, Polyarchy, and Dilemmas of Pluralist Democracy, all available from Yale University Press.

Cesar

Simply one of the best books I have read while in grad school. Dahl is a rock star. It may be the first Political Science text I have read that I consider a page turner.

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Natety

Robert Dahl really offers no convincing argument for Democracy. His insights into Guardianship are little elaborated upon as well as his attempt to make sense of Anarchism. It is a good read for anyone trying to understand essentials to democratic theory, but his attempt is weak and ironically has led me to criticize democratic theory more than I did starting the book. The work serves as nothing more than a road map for large bureaucratic institutions of power seeking to control populations. Dahl never addresses the fundamental problems of democracy in depth and takes his brief answers as common sense. Overall I do recommend reading it for the "critics" he seeks to bring into his ways of thinking, but on an intellectual level it is pure amateurism. Still, definitely a staple for anyone studying systems of government.

Damdyagab

Dahl created a bunch of dialogues that clearly illustrate specific problems with anarchism and elitism. Then, he discussed democracy and his hopes for the future. He's a fine writer and thinker who deserves more attention from non-academics.

Gosar

This is an excelent book on political theory and also one of the best defenses of democracy as a political system I have ever read. Specially good it its chapter on "guardinship", contradicting the most common arguments in favor of different "tutors" of the people.