| We Decide!: Theories and Cases in Participatory Democracy Contributor(s): Menser, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1439914176 ISBN-13: 9781439914175 Publisher: Temple University Press OUR PRICE: $99.28 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Philosophy | Political - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 321.8 |
| LCCN: 2017018198 |
| Series: Global Ethics and Politics |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 22.8" W x 9.1" (1.27 lbs) 360 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Participatory democracy calls for the creation and proliferation of practices and institutions that enable individuals and groups to better determine the conditions in which they act and relate to others. Michael Menser's timely book We Decide is arguably the most comprehensive treatment of participatory democracy. He explains the three waves of participatory democracy theory to show that this movement is attentive to the mechanics of contemporary political practices. Menser also outlines "maximal democracy," his own view of participatory democracy that expands people's abilities to shape their own lives, reduce inequality, and promote solidarity. We Decide draws on liberal, feminist, anarchist, and environmental justice philosophies as well as in-depth case studies of Spanish factory workers, Japanese housewives, and Brazilian socialists to show that participatory democracy actually works. Menser concludes his study by presenting a reconstructed version of the state that is shaped not by corporations but by inclusive communities driven by municipal workers, elected officials, and ordinary citizens working together. In this era of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, the participatory democracy proposed in We Decide is more significant than ever. |