DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY by Frederick M. Barnard ( 9780773522329 )

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Title:

DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY
PLURAL VALUES AND POLITICAL POWER

By:

Frederick M. Barnard

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Hardback

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0773522328

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9780773522329

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MCGILL-QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

10 November, 2001

Pages:

256

Description:

In this work, Frederick Barnard argues that political accountability is as important to the democratic ethic as political participation - and equally in need of reappraisal and invigoration. He includes a number of detailed discussions of major figures in the history of political thought.

Synopsis:

Barnard argues that Western democracy, if it is to continue to exist as a legitimate political system, must maintain the integrity of its application of performative principles. Consequently, if both social and political democracy are legitimate goals, limitations designed to curb excessive political power may also be applicable in containing excessive economic power. Barnard stresses that whatever steps are taken to augment civic reciprocity, the observance and self-imposition of publicly recognized standards is vital. Democratic Legitimacy will appeal to political scientists and philosophers, as well as specialists in democratic theory.

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Canada

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McGill-Queen's University Press

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