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Ruling the void: the hollowing of Western democracy

By Peter Mair

Book information

Publisher
Verso
Year
2013
ISBN
9781781682340, 2013014147
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1926834 bytes)
Pages
\165
Time added
2020-03-20 06:56:43

Description

Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents List of Tables Editor’s Foreword Introduction Democracy and indifference Indifference and renewal Redefining democracy 1. The Passing of Popular Involvement Citizen disengagement Electoral participation Electoral volatility Party loyalties Party membership Conclusion 2. The Challenge to Party Government Do parties matter? Declining electoral cohesion The problem of party government The waning of party government 3. The Withdrawal of the Elites The century of mass politics From civil society to the state: the location of parties The functions of parties 4. Popular Democracy and the European Union Polity Being safe for, or from, democracy The EU polity Politicization and displacement Europeanization and depoliticization The puzzle of apolitical Europe The EU as a construct Conclusion: Euroscepticism and polity-scepticism Appendix: A Note on Additional Tables Bibliography

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