[PDF] The Democratization Disconnect eBook

Author : Brian K. Grodsky
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 18,86 MB
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1442269359

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The most recent wave of democratic revolutions has convinced many in the West of the triumph of political rights. But in this provocative book, Brian Grodsky argues forcefully that nothing could be further from the truth. Today’s revolutionaries—both democratic and non-democratic—are much like those who preceded them throughout history. They’ve all come into power promising enhanced political, but especially economic, rights: higher wages, better living standards, more security. The difference between today’s pro-democracy leaders and yesterday’s non-democratic ones, the author demonstrates, rests on the perceived international legitimacy of the democratic template. Now, when even the most abusive regimes feel the need to label themselves democracies, opponents delegitimize rulers by calling them undemocratic. This sets the stage for what Grodsky calls the “democratization disconnect.” Leaders and followers fight for political change not as an end, but as the most acceptable means to attain economic rights. But by selling democracy as a panacea for the ills of the preceding regime, new elites simultaneously cheapen the notion of democracy and, by creating unrealistic popular expectations, set it up for failure. Putting a fresh new spin on hotly debated current events, this clear-eyed and informed book will be essential reading for all politically engaged readers.

Author : Brian K. Grodsky
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,52 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442269347

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The most recent wave of democratic revolutions has convinced many in the West of the triumph of political rights. But Grodsky argues forcefully that nothing could be further from the truth. As newly democratic regimes turn away from democracy, he clearly shows that they threaten to undermine the still-evolving notion of democratic legitimacy.

Author : Robert W. McChesney
Publisher : New Press, The
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 17,17 MB
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1595588914

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Celebrants and skeptics alike have produced valuable analyses of the Internet's effect on us and our world, oscillating between utopian bliss and dystopian hell. But according to Robert W. McChesney, arguments on both sides fail to address the relationship between economic power and the digital world. McChesney's award-winning Rich Media, Poor Democracy skewered the assumption that a society drenched in commercial information is a democratic one. In Digital Disconnect McChesney returns to this provocative thesis in light of the advances of the digital age, incorporating capitalism into the heart of his analysis. He argues that the sharp decline in the enforcement of antitrust violations, the increase in patents on digital technology and proprietary systems, and other policies and massive indirect subsidies have made the Internet a place of numbing commercialism. A small handful of monopolies now dominate the political economy, from Google, which garners an astonishing 97 percent share of the mobile search market, to Microsoft, whose operating system is used by over 90 percent of the world's computers. This capitalistic colonization of the Internet has spurred the collapse of credible journalism, and made the Internet an unparalleled apparatus for government and corporate surveillance, and a disturbingly anti-democratic force. In Digital Disconnect Robert McChesney offers a groundbreaking analysis and critique of the Internet, urging us to reclaim the democratizing potential of the digital revolution while we still can.

Author : Carolyn M. Hendriks
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 31,50 MB
Release : 2020-10-20
Category :
ISBN : 0198843054

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This book develops the idea of democratic mending as a way of advancing a more connective and systemic approach to democratic repair.

Author : Emmanouil Mavrozacharakis
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 43,7 MB
Release : 2018
Category :
ISBN :

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The results of a recent study on the popularity of Western democracy are rather scary. Most respondents have little or no confidence in politics; they distrust the media, justice, and institutions altogether. The most reasonable interpretation of the above results is that there exists a large number of young Europeans who apparently have lost their faith in the political system that surrounds them, in the sense that they no longer hope that it will give them the right and the opportunity to freely unfold their personality. In particular, the new generation wakes up every day with the feeling that democracy has nothing to offer but unsubstantiated hopes. At the same time, there is a growing distrust towards state structures in the sense that a majority of young Europeans feel betrayed by other generations as well as by the system. The findings of surveys depict a weakening of democracy, which is also defined as a democratic disconnect. This means that people are inclining towards authoritarian alternatives. The long-term stability of Western democracies requires more legitimacy at national level not only to provide space for internal policy, but also to ensure respect for social and economic commitments over time.

Author : Micah L. Sifry
Publisher : Or Books
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 49,29 MB
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Internet
ISBN : 9781939293503

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Micah L. Sifry, a longtime analyst of democracy and its role on the net, examines what he calls "The Big Disconnect." In his usual pithy, to-the-point style, he explores why data-driven politics and our digital overlords have failed or misled us, and how they can be made to serve us instead, in a real balance between citizens and state, independent of corporations.

Author : Angela B. Cornell
Publisher :
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 27,97 MB
Release : 2022-01-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1108839886

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Social scientists and legal scholars from different disciplines and perspectives explore the intersection of labor and democracy.

Author : Davor Jancic
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 22,10 MB
Release : 2017-04-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 0192509349

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A critical assessment by eminent legal and political science experts in the field, this book examines the two key factors which have deeply affected the position of national parliaments in European integration: the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty and the sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone. Structured in three parts, the book will address the question, 'Do national parliaments exhibit resilience or resignation in these changed politico-legal and socio-economic circumstances in the EU?' Part I investigates the impact of the aforementioned factors against the theoretical concepts of constitutionalism and democratic legitimacy. Part II evaluates the changing nature of parliamentary functions, and Part III appraises the evolving relationships between national parliaments and national governments, national courts, and EU institutions, in addition to surveying the emerging patterns of interparliamentary cooperation. This interdisciplinary collection yields novel insights into how the deepening of the Economic and Monetary Union and the pursuance of new initiatives for parliamentary action impact the shape and nature of EU democracy.

Author : Rosalie Nadeau
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 43,92 MB
Release : 2018
Category :
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"In two widely discussed articles published in the Journal of Democracy over the last two years, Foa and Mounk (2016, 2017) argue that mass rates of support for democracy have been decreasing across Western democracies, pointing to a general but also a generational decline: this "democratic disconnect" is most visible among the youngest generations. This thesis investigates whether such a decline is really happening across consolidated democracies, using multilevel models to distinguish between age, period, and cohort effects. It also seeks to go beyond overt support for democracy by disaggregating that concept into different components: opposition to non-democratic rule, support for participatory democracy, and support for liberal democracy. We find no evidence of a cross-country generational or period decline in support for democracy, refuting Foa and Mounk's alarming claims; in some countries, however, there are signs of a period decline in support for democracy. Additionally, we find no clear evidence of period or generational change in different conceptions of democracy, which goes against more optimistic perspectives on the younger generations' political attitudes." --