Democracy and AssociationPrinceton University Press, 2001 - 265 Seiten Tocqueville's view that a virtuous and viable democracy depends on robust associational life has become a cornerstone of contemporary democratic theory. Democratic theorists generally agree that issue networks, recreational associations, support circles, religious groups, unions, advocacy groups, and myriad other kinds of associations enhance democracy by cultivating citizenship, promoting public deliberation, providing voice and representation, and enabling varied forms of governance. Yet there has been little work to show how and why different kinds of association have different effects on democracy--many supportive but others minimal or even destructive. |
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... Rosenblum , and Stuart White , each of whom read the entire manu- script . Clyde offered numerous insights from the perspective of religious associations , one of his many areas of expertise . Jon provided invaluable suggestions and ...
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Inhalt
Introduction | 6 |
Approaches to Association | 17 |
What Do We Want from Associational Life? | 21 |
The Influence of the Tocquevillian Paradigm | 29 |
Beyond Tocqueville | 31 |
A Note on Functionalist Language | 37 |
The Concept of Association | 39 |
The Modern Concept of Association | 40 |
Institutional Effects | 82 |
The Associational Terrain Distinctions That Make a Difference | 94 |
Voluntary versus Nonvoluntary Association | 96 |
The Constitutive Media of Association | 109 |
Constitutive Goods of Association | 123 |
The Democratic Effects of Associational Types | 134 |
More Points on the Logic of the Analysis | 140 |
Developmental Effects Efficacy and Information | 142 |
The Associational Democracy of Everyday Life | 42 |
Association versus Community | 43 |
Three Types of Operative Organization | 48 |
Associations versus Associational Relations | 54 |
The Concept of Civil Society | 56 |
The Democratic Effects of Association | 60 |
Democratic SelfRule as Autonomy | 62 |
Developmental Effects on Individuals | 70 |
Public Sphere Effects | 77 |
Public Sphere Effects | 162 |
Institutional Effects | 181 |
Conclusion Democratic Associational Ecologies | 206 |
Democratic Associational Ecologies | 207 |
Agents of Democracy | 216 |
Notes | 227 |
Bibliography | 253 |
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