"What is the future of democracy? Is it steadily improving, in scope and depth? Or is it being marginalized by economic forces? Or - a view not now very often heard - has it already progressed too far? This book argues that none of these assessments is right, and instead that democracy is becoming "hyper." An increasingly well educated citizenry, and freer flow of information, contribute to the intensification of democracy, but at the same time begin to impede decision-making by contesting more and more of the cognitive ...
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"What is the future of democracy? Is it steadily improving, in scope and depth? Or is it being marginalized by economic forces? Or - a view not now very often heard - has it already progressed too far? This book argues that none of these assessments is right, and instead that democracy is becoming "hyper." An increasingly well educated citizenry, and freer flow of information, contribute to the intensification of democracy, but at the same time begin to impede decision-making by contesting more and more of the cognitive preconditions that decision-making rests upon. Under hyperdemocracy, democracy begins to undermine itself. The book applies the idea of "reflexive modernization" to democratic theory, setting out a new perspective on the challenges democracy faces"--
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Add this copy of Hyperdemocracy to cart. $60.65, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2015 by Palgrave MacMillan.
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Add this copy of Hyperdemocracy to cart. $87.09, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Palgrave Macmillan.
