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The Will of the People
- A Modern Myth
Engelsk Hardback
The Will of the People
- A Modern Myth
Engelsk Hardback

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Democracies today are in the grip of a myth: the myth of the will of the people. Populist movements use the idea to challenge elected representatives. Politicians, content to invoke the will of the people, fail in their duty to make responsible and accountable decisions. And public contest over political choices is stifled by fears that opposing the will of the people will be perceived as elitist.

In this book Albert Weale dissects the idea of the will of the people, showing that it relies on a mythical view of participatory democracy. As soon as a choice between more than two simple alternatives is involved, there is often no clear answer to the question of what a majority favours. Moreover, because governments have to interpret the results of referendums, the will of the people becomes a means for strengthening executive control – the exact opposite of what appealing to the people’s will seemed to imply.

Weale argues that it’s time to dispense with the myth of the will of the people. A flourishing democracy requires an open society in which choices can be challenged, parliaments strengthened and populist leaders called to account.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
120
ISBN-13:
9781509533268
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1509533265
Udg. Dato:
28 sep 2018
Længde:
16mm
Bredde:
126mm
Højde:
190mm
Forlag:
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Oplagsdato:
28 sep 2018
Forfatter(e):
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