1st Edition
Multiple Democracies in Europe Political Culture in New Member States
By Paul Blokker
Copyright 2010
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book provides an in-depth discussion and analysis of democracy in Europe, with a focus on the new EU member states, and makes an important and original contribution to the debate on the future of European democracy.
Author Paul Blokker seeks to provide a critical reconceptualization of the notion of democratic political culture by developing a ‘multiple democracies’ theoretical... Read more
1. Introduction: The Cultural Dimension of Democracy Part 1 2. Democratization Theory and Political Culture 3. Political Theory and Political Culture 4. Democratic Ethics: A Pluralistic Approach 5. Post-Communism, Political Cultures, and Constitutionalisms Part 2 6. Constitutional Politics in Three New Member States 7. Political Cultures and Constitutional Texts 8. Political Elite Perceptions of National Democracy 9. Political Elite Perceptions of European Democracy 10. Conclusions
Biography
Paul Blokker is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Sociology, University of Trento, Italy.
