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Why Democracy Is Oppositional
Language: en
Pages: 270
Authors: John Medearis
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-06-09 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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Is infrequent voting the most we can expect from a free citizenry? Would democracy be more robust if our political discourse were more deliberative? John Medear
Why Democracy Is Oppositional
Language: en
Pages: 270
Authors: John Medearis
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-06-09 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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John Medearis argues that democracies face challenges which go beyond civic lethargy and unreasonable debate. Democracy is inherently a fragile state of affairs
Oppositional Discourses and Democracies
Language: en
Pages: 272
Authors: Michael Huspek
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-09-10 - Publisher: Routledge

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When citizens take to the streets, pack assembly halls or share their ideas through the press, they give voice to truths and logic that have otherwise been give
Hearing the Other Side
Language: en
Pages: 153
Authors: Diana C. Mutz
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-03-13 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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'Religion and politics', as the old saying goes, 'should never be discussed in mixed company.'And yet fostering discussions that cross lines of political differ
Political Opposition and Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Language: en
Pages: 198
Authors: Elliott Green
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-08 - Publisher: Routledge

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This book takes a closer look at the role and meaning of political opposition for the development of democracy across sub-Saharan Africa. Why is room for politi