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| Title: | Front Matter |
| Authors: | Burnheim, John |
| Keywords: | Demarchy Democracy State Bureaucracy |
| Issue Date: | 2006 |
| Publisher: | Sydney University Press |
| Citation: | Is Democracy Possible? |
| Description: | John Burnheim presents bold and original proposals for the working of a new democracy. In particular he provides a radical reinterpretation of the concept and mechanics of representation and a structure that is designed to avoid concentrations of power and power-trading at any level. Among other points, he argues that we must abandon mass voting in favour of statistical representation. For the new edition of this important work Burnheim reflects upon the impact of the book and upon his current thoughts on the primary issues he raised when it was first published in 1985. Despite a generation of dramatic historical change and intense theoretical interest in issues of global democratisation the problems he raised remain unsolved. Is Democracy Possible? Remains a distinctive and provocative discussion of the possibilities for the democratic reorganisation of modern society. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2402 |
| ISBN: | 1920898425 |
| Appears in Collections: | Is Democracy Possible? |
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