cam a22 4 4500 279868014 CHVBK 20201008103141.0 130818s2012 xxk 00 eng d 2011942655 GBB2-01716 bnb 978-0-19-964442-1 hbk. 0-19-964442-X hbk. (IDSSG)000581971 (NEBIS)007321229 (VAUD)991017393489702852 (OCoLC)772968066 (OCoLC)748331423 (OCoLC)794295277 (RNV)007224418-41bculausa_network (RERO)007224418 R007224418 (EXLNZ-41BCULAUSA_NETWORK)991010007779702851 UKMGB ger SzZuIDS HSG kids JC423 .F645 2012 s1sp rero 321.8 RE/321.8 23 32(091)"20" BCUDsp CLASBCUD DE00800ABD16540C5A099C1257A830046CF9D iCapture Flinders Matthew Defending politics why democracy matters in the twenty-first century Matthew Flinders Oxford Oxford University Press 2012 202 S. Includes bibliographical references and index The nature of political rule in the twenty-first century -- A defence of politics against itself -- A defence of politics against the market -- A defence of politics against denial -- A defence of politics against crises -- A defence of politics against the media -- In praise of politics "Citizens around the world have become distrustful of politicians, skeptical about democratic institutions, and disillusioned about the capacity of democratic politics to resolve pressing social concerns. Many feel as if something has gone seriously wrong with democracy. Those sentiments are especially high in the U.S. as the 2012 election draws closer. In 2008, President Barack Obama ran--and won--on a promise of hope and change for a better country. Four years later, that dream for hope and change seems to be waning by the minute. Instead, disillusionment grows with the Obama adminstration's achievements, or depending where you fall on the spectrum, its lack thereof. Defending Politics meets this contemporary pessimism about the political process head on. In doing so, it aims to cultivate a shift from the negativity that appears to dominate public life towards a more buoyant and engaged "politics of optimism." Matthew Flinders makes an unfashionable but incredibly important argument of utmost simplicity: democratic politics delivers far more than most members of the public appear to acknowledge and understand. If more and more people are disappointed with what modern democratic politics delivers, is it possible that the fault lies with those who demand too much, fail to acknowledge the essence of democratic engagement, and ignore the complexities of governing in the twentieth century? Is it possible that the public in many advanced liberal democracies have become "democratically decadent," that they take what democratic politics delivers for granted? Would politics appear in a better light if we all spent less time emphasizing our individual rights and more time reflecting on our responsibilities to society and future generations? Democratic politics remains "a great and civilizing human activity...something to be valued almost as a pearl beyond price," Bernard Crick stressed in his classic In Defense of Politics fifty years ago. By returning to and updating Crick's arguments, this book provides an honest account of why democratic politics matters and why we need to reject the arguments of those who would turn their backs on "mere politics" in favor of more authoritarian, populist or technocratic forms of governing."--Publisher's website Politische Theorie (DE-588)4046563-9 gnd Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 gnd Politik (DE-588)4046514-7 gnd Politische Beteiligung (DE-588)4076215-4 gnd Political science Democracy Citizenship Politics, Practical Representative government and representation Public opinion Démocratie rero Pratiques politiques rero Représentation politique rero http://unisg.link/hm00388075 Inhaltsverzeichnis BK020000 XK020000 XK020000 Metadata rights reserved vaud zbzmon201208f stad zbzswk201209b brue idszbz Z2 ZB321 Z01 VAUD rnv rnv - - VAUD bcud bcud UPA 91912 32(091)"20" 810010029 IDSSG HSG HSG UG MK 3100 F622 NEBIS Z01 Z01 02 HC 50640 IDSSG 100 1- Flinders Matthew IDSSG 856 4- http://unisg.link/hm00388075 Inhaltsverzeichnis NEBIS 100 1- Flinders Matthew VAUD 100 1- Flinders Matthew aut VAUD 856 4- http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DECRead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=019964442X&sessionid=0&srcdbname=worldcat&key=67ed6ed12ade093f1ab7ba1c2002346a1288eeaccee2688f732e5bb0b424dbf3&ectype=TOC NEBIS ZAD50 EBI01 Z01 https://opac.nebis.ch/objects/pdf/z01_978-0-19-964442-1_01.pdf Titelblatt und Inhaltsverzeichnis VIEW pdf SWISSBIB 119240661