Rationality and Power: Democracy in Practice (Flyvbjerg Bent)(Paperback)

Rationality and Power: Democracy in Practice (Flyvbjerg Bent)(Paperback)

'It's like the story of Little Town,' an influential actor says in Rationality and Power when choosing a metaphor to describe how he manipulated rationality to gain power, 'The bell ringer . . . has to set the church clock. So he calls the telephone exchange and asks what time it is, and the

Democracy in Theory and Practice (Whelan Frederick G.)(Paperback)

Democracy in Theory and Practice presents an authoritative overview of democratic theory today. Its distinctive approach links theory to practice, emphasizing the wide variety of institutions and procedures through which core democratic principles are implemented and the normative and practical

Megaprojects and Risk (Flyvbjerg Bent)(Paperback)

Promoters of multi-billion dollar land-use development megaprojects systematically misinform parliaments, the public and the media in order to get them approved and built. This book not only explores these issues, but suggests practical solutions drawing on theory and scientific evidence from the

Rethinking Global Democracy in Brazil (Fraundorfer Markus)(Paperback)

This book opens up contemporary and novel practices of Brazil's democracy for examination, including responses to global food security, the purchase of drugs, open democracy and internet

Resistance and the Practice of Rationality (Bauer Martin W.)(Pevná vazba)

Resistance used to mean irrational and reactionary behaviour, assuming that rationality resides on the side of progress and its parties. The end of the Cold War allows us to drop ideological and prejudicial analysis. Indeed, we recognise that resistance is a historical constant, and its relation to

The Oxford Handbook of Megaproject Management (Flyvbjerg Bent)(Paperback)

The Oxford Handbook of Megaproject Management provides state-of-the-art scholarship in the emerging field of megaproject management. Megaprojects are large, complex projects that typically cost billions of dollars and impact millions of people, like building a high-speed rail line, a megadam, a

Who Governs?: Democracy and Power in the American City (Dahl Robert A.)(Paperback)

'A major breakthrough in American political science, and a work destined, deservedly, to influence profoundly all future investigation of our politics... masterful, imaginative, and courageous. I recommend it unreservedly to the attention of all students of American politics.'--Willmoore

Making Social Science Matter (Flyvbjerg Bent)(Paperback)

Making Social Science Matter presents an exciting new approach to social science, including theoretical argument, methodological guidelines, and examples of practical application. Why has social science failed in attempts to emulate natural science and produce normal theory? Bent Flyvbjerg argues

Development and Democracy: Relations in Conflict (Seplveda Vctor Manuel Figueroa)(Paperback)

Development and Democracy: Relations in Conflict examines the conflicting relations between technological development and democracy as they unfold in a new and ever more challenging environment

Re-Imagining Education for Democracy (Riddle Stewart)(Paperback)

Contemporary education research, policy and practice are complex and challenging. The political struggle over what constitutes curriculum and pedagogy is framed by quasi-markets and technocratic models of education. This has had a significant effect on larger issues of policy. But it has also had

Guerrilla Democracy: Mobile Power and Revolution in the 21st Century (Bloom Peter)(Paperback)

The liberating promise of big data and social media to create more responsive democracies and workplaces is overshadowed by a nightmare of election meddling, privacy invasion, fake news and an exploitative gig economy. Yet, while regressive forces spread disinformation and hate, 'guerrilla

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy (Schumpeter Joseph A.)(Paperback)

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy remains one of the greatest works of social theory written in the twentieth Century. Schumpeter's contention that the seeds of capitalism's decline were internal, and his equal and opposite hostility to centralist socialism have perplexed, engaged and infuriated

International Practice Development in Health and Social Care (Manley Kim)(Paperback)

International Practice Development in Health and Social Care International Practice Development in Health and Social CareThe second edition of International Practice Development in Health and Social Care remains the definitive resource for all those responsible for facilitating innovation and

People Without Power - the war on populism and the fight for democracy (Frank Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

Pentecostal Rationality: Epistemology and Theological Hermeneutics in the Foursquare Tradition (Frestadius Simo)(Pevná vazba)

This book not only articulates a tradition-specific Pentecostal rationality of Biblical Pragmatism, but also provides the first intellectual history of a major British classical Pentecostal denomination. Pentecostal theologians increasingly acknowledge that their theological methodology should be

Inclusion and Democracy (Young Iris Marion)(Paperback)

This controversial new look at democracy in a multicultural society considers the ideals of political inclusion and exclusion, and recommends ways to engage in democratic politics in a more inclusive way. Processes of debate and decision making often marginalize individuals and groups becausethe

Democracy in America and Two Essays on America (Tocqueville Alexis De)(Paperback)

A contemporary study of the early American nation and its evolving democracy, from a French aristocrat and sociologist In 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat and ambitious civil servant, set out from post-revolutionary France on a journey across America that would take him 9

Democracy on Demand: Holding Power to Account (Qvortrup Matt)(Paperback)

Democracy on demand is a most comprehensive analysis of the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of referendums and the challenges to modern democracy. It shows how democracy is vulnerable, and how it can be saved from

Democracy for Sale: Dark Money and Dirty Politics (Geoghegan Peter)(Paperback)

Democracy is in crisis, and unaccountable and untraceable flows of money are helping to destroy it. Politicians lie gleefully, making wild claims that can be shared instantly with millions of people on social media. Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Jair Bolsonaro and populists in many other countries

Democracy for Sale: Elections, Clientelism, and the State in Indonesia (Aspinall Edward)(Paperback)

Democracy for Sale is an on-the-ground account of Indonesian democracy, analyzing its election campaigns and behind-the-scenes machinations. Edward Aspinall and Ward Berenschot assess the informal networks and political strategies that shape access to power and privilege in the messy political

Prisms of the People: Power & Organizing in Twenty-First-Century America (Han Hahrie)(Paperback)

Grassroots organizing and collective action have always been fundamental to American democracy but have been burgeoning since the 2016 election, as people struggle to make their voices heard in this moment of societal upheaval. Unfortunately much of that action has not had the kind of impact

Calm Calligraphy: Practice Lettering to Find Inner Peace (Malleus)(Paperback)

Discover the healing and relaxing power inherent in calligraphic handwriting and the Medieval art of copying with this beautifully designed activity book that includes interactive sections filled with inspirational words and sentences to carefully mimic, each created by calligraphy master M

Political Grammars: The Unconscious Foundations of Modern Democracy (Tarizzo Davide)(Paperback)

Do we need to be a 'people,' populus, in order to embrace democracy and live together in peace? If so, what is a populus? Is it by definition a nation? What exactly do we mean by nationality? In this book, Davide Tarizzo takes up the problem of modern democratic, liberal peoples-how to define

Amakomiti: Grassroots Democracy in South African Shack Settlements (Ngwane Trevor)(Paperback)

Can people who live in shantytowns, shacks and favelas teach us anything about democracy? About how to govern society in a way that is inclusive, participatory and addresses popular needs? This book argues that they can. In a study conducted in dozens of South Africa's shack settlements, where more