Democracy and Crisis

Challenges in Turbulent Times

Wolfgang Merkel editor Sascha Kneip editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:9th Feb '19

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In light of the public and scholarly debates on the challenges and problems of established democracies, such as a lack of participation, declining confidence in political elites, and the deteriorating capabilities of democratic institutions, this volume discusses the question whether democracy as such is in crisis. On the basis of the shared concept of embedded democracy, it develops a range of conceptual approaches to empirically analyzing the challenges of democracy and their potential transformation into crisis phenomena. 
The book is divided into three parts, the first of which highlights various aspects of political participation, such as political inequality in voting. In turn, Part II focuses on problems of political representation, while Part III assesses whether processes such as globalization, deregulation, and the withdrawal of the state from important policy areas have limited the political control and legitimacy of democratically elected governments.  

ISBN: 9783030102258

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 587g

373 pages

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018