[PDF] Can Democracy Safeguard The Future eBook

Author : Graham Smith
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,73 MB
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1509539263

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Our democracies repeatedly fail to safeguard the future. From pensions to pandemics, health and social care through to climate, biodiversity and emerging technologies, democracies have been unable to deliver robust policies for the long term. In this book, Graham Smith asks why. Exploring the drivers of short-termism, he considers ways of reshaping legislatures and constitutions and proposes strengthening independent offices whose overarching goals do not change at every election. More radically, Smith argues that forms of participatory and deliberative politics offer the most effective democratic response to the current political myopia, as well as a powerful means of protecting the interests of generations to come.

Author : Daniel J. Fiorino
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 21,1 MB
Release : 2018-06-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1509523995

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Global climate change poses an unprecedented challenge for governments across the world. Small wonder that many experts question whether democracies have the ability to cope with the causes and long-term consequences of a changing climate. Some even argue that authoritarian regimes are better equipped to make the tough choices required to tackle the climate crisis. In this incisive book, Daniel Fiorino challenges the assumptions and evidence offered by sceptics of democracy and its capacity to handle climate change. Democracies, he explains, typically enjoy higher levels of environmental performance and produce greater innovation in technology, policy, and climate governance than autocracies. Rather than less democracy, Fiorino calls for a more accountable and responsive politics that will provide democratically-elected governments with the enhanced capacity for collective action on climate and other environmental issues.

Author : Donald F. Kettl
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,76 MB
Release : 2017-08-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1509522492

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Some analysts have called distrust the biggest governmental crisis of our time. It is unquestionably a huge problem, undermining confidence in our elected institutions, shrinking social capital, slowing innovation, and raising existential questions for democratic government itself. What’s behind the rising distrust in democracies around the world and can we do anything about it? In this lively and thought-provoking essay, Donald F. Kettl, a leading scholar of public policy and management, investigates the deep historical roots of distrust in government, exploring its effects on the social contract between citizens and their elected representatives. Most importantly, the book examines the strategies that present-day governments can follow to earn back our trust, so that the officials we elect can govern more effectively on our behalf.

Author : Brad Evans
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 39,34 MB
Release : 2014-04-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0745682839

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What does it mean to live dangerously? This is not just a philosophical question or an ethical call to reflect upon our own individual recklessness. It is a deeply political issue, fundamental to the new doctrine of ‘resilience’ that is becoming a key term of art for governing planetary life in the 21st Century. No longer should we think in terms of evading the possibility of traumatic experiences. Catastrophic events, we are told, are not just inevitable but learning experiences from which we have to grow and prosper, collectively and individually. Vulnerability to threat, injury and loss has to be accepted as a reality of human existence. In this original and compelling text, Brad Evans and Julian Reid explore the political and philosophical stakes of the resilience turn in security and governmental thinking. Resilience, they argue, is a neo-liberal deceit that works by disempowering endangered populations of autonomous agency. Its consequences represent a profound assault on the human subject whose meaning and sole purpose is reduced to survivability. Not only does this reveal the nihilistic qualities of a liberal project that is coming to terms with its political demise. All life now enters into lasting crises that are catastrophic unto the end.

Author : Alan Wolfe
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 15,78 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300126105

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Why Americans should be concerned about recent changes in their democracy The past few decades have brought a shift in the nature of American democracy--an alarming shift that threatens such liberal democratic values as respect for pluralism, acceptance of the separation of powers, and recognition of the rights of opposition parties. In this insightful book, political scientist Alan Wolfe identifies the current political conditions that endanger the quality of our democracy. He describes how politics has changed, and he calls for a democracy protection movement designed to preserve our political traditions not unlike the environmental protection movement's efforts to safeguard the natural world. Voters who know little about issues, leaders who bend rules with little fear of reprisal, and political parties that are losing the ability to mobilize citizens have all contributed to a worrisome new politics of democracy, Wolfe argues. He offers a brilliant analysis of how religion and morality have replaced political and economic self-interest as guiding principles, and how a dangerous populism promotes a radical form of elitism. Without laying blame on one party or ideology and without claiming that matters will improve with one party or the other in office, Wolfe instead suggests that Americans need to understand the danger their own indifference poses and take political matters more seriously.

Author : Alison Stone
Publisher : Polity
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 30,24 MB
Release : 2007-12-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0745638821

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This is the first book to offer a systematic account of feminist philosophy as a distinctive field of philosophy. The book introduces key issues and debates in feminist philosophy including: the nature of sex, gender, and the body; the relation between gender, sexuality, and sexual difference; whether there is anything that all women have in common; and the nature of birth and its centrality to human existence. An Introduction to Feminist Philosophy shows how feminist thinking on these and related topics has developed since the 1960s. The book also explains how feminist philosophy relates to the many forms of feminist politics. The book provides clear, succinct and readable accounts of key feminist thinkers including de Beauvoir, Butler, Gilligan, Irigaray, and MacKinnon. The book also introduces other thinkers who have influenced feminist philosophy including Arendt, Foucault, Freud, and Lacan. Accessible in approach, this book is ideal for students and researchers interested in feminist philosophy, feminist theory, women's studies, and political theory. It will also appeal to the general reader.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 36,31 MB
Release : 2018-09-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 030947647X

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During the 2016 presidential election, America's election infrastructure was targeted by actors sponsored by the Russian government. Securing the Vote: Protecting American Democracy examines the challenges arising out of the 2016 federal election, assesses current technology and standards for voting, and recommends steps that the federal government, state and local governments, election administrators, and vendors of voting technology should take to improve the security of election infrastructure. In doing so, the report provides a vision of voting that is more secure, accessible, reliable, and verifiable.

Author : Camilla Swanson Callie
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,56 MB
Release : 2024-07-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN :

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Is American Democracy on the Brink? Safeguarding Democracy: Navigating the Challenges of Project 2025 and American Leadership delves into the critical crossroads facing the United States. Project 2025, shrouded in secrecy, promises a radical shift in the American landscape. This book exposes the potential threats and opportunities it presents, all while analyzing the current state of American leadership on the world stage. What sets Safeguarding Democracy apart? Unlike other political commentaries, this book offers a roadmap. It explores: In-depth analysis of Project 2025: Unpacking its potential implications for everything from elections to civil liberties. Leadership strategies for a complex world: Practical guidance for navigating the global landscape and ensuring American interests are protected. Actionable insights for engaged citizens: Empowering you to understand the challenges and contribute to a secure democratic future. Safeguarding Democracy is for: Concerned citizens: Anyone invested in the future of American democracy. Policymakers and political enthusiasts: Gain insights to navigate the coming political storm. Anyone seeking a deeper understanding: Learn the forces shaping America's role in the 21st century. Don't be a bystander. Be an informed citizen. Safeguard Democracy equips you with the knowledge and tools to navigate the coming challenges and shape a brighter future. Pre-order your copy today!

Author : Conor Gearty
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 37,69 MB
Release : 2013-04-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0745669980

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All aspire to liberty and security in their lives but few people truly enjoy them. This book explains why this is so. In what Conor Gearty calls our 'neo-democratic' world, the proclamation of universal liberty and security is mocked by facts on the ground: the vast inequalities in supposedly free societies, the authoritarian regimes with regular elections, and the terrible socio-economic deprivation camouflaged by cynically proclaimed commitments to human rights. Gearty's book offers an explanation of how this has come about, providing also a criticism of the present age which tolerates it. He then goes on to set out a manifesto for a better future, a place where liberty and security can be rich platforms for everyone's life. The book identifies neo-democracies as those places which play at democracy so as to disguise the injustice at their core. But it is not just the new 'democracies' that have turned 'neo', the so-called established democracies are also hurtling in the same direction, as is the United Nations. A new vision of universal freedom is urgently required. Drawing on scholarship in law, human rights and political science this book argues for just such a vision, one in which the great achievements of our democratic past are not jettisoned as easily as were the socialist ideals of the original democracy-makers.