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This edited collection presents the latest quantitative research on how post-communist countries are adapting to Western models of society.

Democratization --- Social capital (Sociology) --- #SBIB:041.IOS --- #SBIB:324H50 --- #SBIB:328H27 --- Capital, Social (Sociology) --- Sociology --- Democratic consolidation --- Democratic transition --- Political science --- New democracies --- Politieke participatie en legitimiteit (referenda, directe democratie, publieke opinie...) --- Instellingen en beleid: Midden- en Centraal Europa: algemeen

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Political representation lies at the core of modern politics. Democracies, with their vast numbers of citizens, could not operate without representative institutions. Yet relations between the democratic ideal and the everyday practice of political representation have never been well defined and remain the subject of vigorous debate among historians, political theorists, lawyers, and citizens. In this volume, an eminent group of scholars move forward the debates about political representation on a number of fronts. Drawing on insights from political science, history, political theory, economics, and anthropology, the authors provide much-needed clarity to some of the most vexing questions about political representation. They also reveal new and enlightening perspectives on this fundamental political practice. Topics discussed include representation before democracy, political parties, minorities, electoral competition, and ideology. This volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the ideal and the reality of political representation.

Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Political systems --- Representative government and representation --- Democracy --- Representative government and representation. --- Democracy. --- #SBIB:324H40 --- #SBIB:324H50 --- Self-government --- Political science --- Equality --- Republics --- Parliamentary government --- Political representation --- Representation --- Constitutional history --- Constitutional law --- Elections --- Suffrage --- Politieke structuren: algemeen --- Politieke participatie en legitimiteit (referenda, directe democratie, publieke opinie...) --- Social Sciences --- Political Science --- Représentation politique

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This title brings together competing theories of civil society with critical studies of the role of civil society in diverse situations and the way in which it has been promoted as the key to democratization. The combination of contemporary theory and practical applications provides valuable reading for students of civil society and contemporary social and political change, and its policy implications for Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America.

Political systems --- Political sociology --- Civil society --- Democratization --- Société civile --- Démocratisation --- #SBIB:324H71 --- #SBIB:324H50 --- Democratic consolidation --- Democratic transition --- Politieke verandering: modernisatie, democratisering, regional development --- Politieke participatie en legitimiteit (referenda, directe democratie, publieke opinie...) --- Political science --- New democracies --- Social contract --- Civil society. --- Democratization.

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Challenging the common assumption that models of direct democracy and representative democracy are necessarily at odds, Direct Democracy Worldwide demonstrates how practices of direct and representative democracy interact under different institutional settings and uncovers the conditions that allow them to coexist in a mutually reinforcing manner. Whereas citizen-initiated mechanisms of direct democracy can spur productive relationships between citizens and political parties, other mechanisms of direct democracy often help leaders bypass other representative institutions, undermining republican checks and balances. The book also demonstrates that the embrace of direct democracy is costly, may generate uncertainties and inconsistencies, and can be manipulated. Nonetheless, the promise of direct democracy should not be dismissed. Direct democracy is much more than a simple, pragmatic second choice when representative democracy seems not to be working as expected. Properly designed, it can empower citizens, breaking through some of the institutionalized barriers to accountability that arise in representative systems.

Direct democracy. --- Direct legislation --- Comparative government --- Direct democracy --- #SBIB:324H50 --- Democracy --- Referendum --- Comparative political systems --- Comparative politics --- Government, Comparative --- Political systems, Comparative --- Political science --- Politieke participatie en legitimiteit (referenda, directe democratie, publieke opinie...) --- Political systems --- Political sociology --- Comparative government. --- Social Sciences --- Political Science

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This hard-hitting and engaging examination of polls and American politics asks an essential question: do polls contribute to the vitality of our democracy or are they undermining the health of our political system? Leading scholars address several key issues such as how various types of polls affect democracy, the meaning attributed to polling data by citizens and the media, the use of polls by presidents, and how political elites respond—or do not respond—to public polls. The contributors assert that while polls tread a fine line between informing and manipulating the public, they remain valuable so long as a robust democracy obliges its political leaders to respond to the expressed will of the people.

Public opinion polls. --- Public opinion --- Political participation --- Democracy --- Opinion polls --- Polls, Public opinion --- Public opinion research --- Straw votes --- Social surveys --- Market surveys --- Research --- Public opinion polls --- #SBIB:053.IO --- #SBIB:324H50 --- #SBIB:328H31 --- #SBIB:35H501 --- Politieke participatie en legitimiteit (referenda, directe democratie, publieke opinie...) --- Instellingen en beleid: VSA / USA --- Bestuur en samenleving: netwerken, inspraak, participatie, interactief beleid