The concepts and theories of modern democracy 3rd Edition by Anthony Birch ISBN 978-0415414630 0415414636

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ISBN 10:0415414636

ISBN 13: 978-0415414630

Author:  Anthony H. Birch

This highly acclaimed and popular academic text is now available in a new edition, having been revised and updated to cover the analyses of the use, abuse and ambiguity of many essential concepts used in political discourse and political studies. These include basic concepts such as liberty, democracy, rights, representation, authority and political power.

New to this edition are three sections of great topical interest:

entirely original analysis of global terrorism, which puts the recent developments of Islamic terrorism into perspective by comparing it with earlier examples of terrorist tactics by a variety of state agencies, revolutionary groups and minority nationalist movements
extended discussion on multiculturalism, which supplements theoretical arguments with succinct summaries of the differing ways in which ethnic and cultural minorities have been dealt with in Canada, Britain, France and the Netherlands
section on democratization that focuses on the problems, social and political and even theological, involved in turning authoritarian regimes into stable democracies in the Middle East and elsewhere.
Concepts and Theories of Modern Democracy is a stimulating guide to current world problems as well as essential reading for foundation courses at first or second year level such as elements of politics, political concepts and ideas and fundamentals in politics.

Table of contents: 

Part 1: Authority in the Modern State
Introduction

Nationalism and the National State

Ethnic Cleavages, Multiculturalism and the National State

Globalization and the National State

Global Terrorism

Political Authority and Legitimacy

Part 2: The Democratic State and the Citizen
Democracy

Political Representation

Political Participation

Liberty and Freedom

Rights

Part 3: Political Power and Policy Making
Political Power

Pluralism

Elitism & Class Dominance

Corporatism

Part 4: Styles of Political Analysis
Towards a Science of Politics: Positivism, Behaviouralism and Economic Models

Against a Science of Politics: Values, Historicism and Hermeneutics

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