How Social Movements Can Save Democracy : Democratic Innovations from Below

Name: How Social Movements Can Save Democracy : Democratic Innovations from Below
Brand: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

The birth of democracies owes much to the interventions and mobilizations of ordinary people. Yet many feel as though they have inherited democratic institutions which do not deliver for the people \u2013 that a rigid democratic process has been imposed from above, with increasing numbers of people feeling left out or left behind.\n In this well-researched volume, leading political sociologist Donatella della Porta rehabilitates the role social movements have long played in fostering and deepening democracy, particularly focusing on progressive movements of the Left which have sought to broaden the plurality of voices and knowledge in democratic debate. Bridging social movement studies and democratic theory, della Porta investigates contemporary innovations in times of crisis, particularly those\n\nHow Social Movements Can Save Democracy\nDemocratic Innovations from Below\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracke;