Accountability and Democracy: The Pitfalls and Promise of Popular Control by Cra

by Craig T. Borowiak

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Accountability and Democracy by Craig T. Borowiak Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Accountability and Democracy provides a critical study of the concept of democratic accountability as it figures in democratic theory and in debates over globalization. The book challenges views that emphasize political order, popular sovereignty, and control. It instead illuminates democratic accountability as a source of mutuality, participation, destabilization, and political transformation. Publisher Description Few political concepts are as emblematic of our era as democratic accountability. In a time of political and economic turmoil, in which global forces have destabilized conventional relations of political authority, democratic accountability has come to symbolize both what is absent and what is desired in our polity. Situated at the intersection of democratic theory and international studies, Accountability and Democracy provides an in-depth criticalanalysis of accountability. Through an engagement with several key democratic traditions, both ancient and modern, the book paints a rich picture of democratic accountability as a multi-dimensional concept harboringcompeting imperatives and diverse instantiations. Contrary to dominant views that emphasize discipline and control, Craig Borowiak offers an original and refreshing view of democratic accountability as a source of mutuality, participation, and political transformation. He bo

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Year: 2011
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780199778256
• Condition: Fine

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