This is the first book to be published in this exciting new series on political philosophy. Cunningham provides a critical and clear introduction to the main contemporary approaches to democracy: participatory democracy, classic and radical pluralism, deliberative democracy, catallaxy, and others. Also discussed are theorists in the background of current democratic thought, such as Tocqueville, Mill, and Rousseau. The book includes applications of democratic theories including an extended discussion of democracy and globalisation.
Frank Cunningham is a lecturer in the philosophy department at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Democratic Theory and Socialism(1987) and The Real World of Democracy (1994)
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Problems of democracy; Chapter 3 Liberal democracy; Chapter 4 Liberal democracy and the problems; Chapter 5 Classic pluralism; Chapter 6 Catallaxy; Chapter 7 Part Icipatory democracy; Chapter 8 Democratic pragmatism; Chapter 9 Deliberative democracy; Chapter 10 Radical pluralism; Chapter 11 Applying democratic theories: globalization;
'There are lots of good ideas in this book ... I would definitely include Theories of Democracy on my reading list for upper-level undergraduate/graduate courses.' - Kennedy Stewart, Political Theory