Pluralism, Democracy and Political Knowledge: Robert A. Dahl and His Critics on Modern PoliticsAshgate Publishing, Ltd., 2011 - 374 Seiten Here, Hans Blokland examines the pluralist conception of politics and democracy as formulated by Robert A. Dahl and his critiques. In doing so he analyses the limits of the political system on which this notion of civil society is based, and links its limitations to differentiation, individualization and rationalization. |
Inhalt
An American Preamble | 9 |
Foreign Policy and Political Competence | 51 |
A Common Point of Departure | 71 |
The Behavioralist Mood | 121 |
A Logical Analysis of Polyarchy | 149 |
Empirical Research on Polyarchy | 163 |
Arguments in Defense of Democratic Participation | 199 |
Power and Powerlessness Under Polyarchy | 241 |
Epistemological Reservations | 275 |
Modern Political Science and Rationalization | 309 |
Modern and Oldfashioned Politics | 319 |
Bibliography | 343 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
according to Dahl activities American Political Science asserts assumptions behavior behavioralists Berelson Blokland Chapter choice citizens conception conflict consensus consequences considers criticism critique culture Dahl and Lindblom Dahl's view David Truman decision democratic discussion Domhoff Easton economic elections electoral elite emphasizes empirical epistemological essentially contested concepts existing explain formulated freedom goals ideas ideology important individual inequality influence interest groups Internet democracy Iraq issues leaders less liberal mainly majority Mannheim means methodological individualism modern Moreover negative freedom Nonetheless normative observes opinion organizations perspective pluralism pluralists point of departure political participation political parties political scholars political science political scientists political system political theory politicians polyarchy position possible preferences problems question rational reason Reich relations role Schumpeter Schumpeter's scientific social society stability standpoints theorists theory of democracy thinking Truman values vote voters Weber Wright Mills writes Dahl