{"product_id":"direct-action-and-democracy-today-hardback-9780745629353","title":"Direct Action and Democracy Today (Hardback) 9780745629353","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDirect Action and Democracy Today\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eApril Carter (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745629353, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 November 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.8 x 2.7 cm, 0.562 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This book is the place to turn if you want a convenient summary of theoretical debates on deliberative democracy, globalization, liberalism and a host of related topics.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Brian Martin, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Peace Research\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"Should be required reading for church leaders, social justice committees and those concerned about the recent trends in Australian politics.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInsights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMore and more people around the world are protesting to defend their rights, resist injustice or oppose undemocratic rule. In this book, April Carter debates the nature and meaning of such protest and discusses the relationship between direct action and people’s claims for greater democratic control, not only against repressive regimes but also in liberal parliamentary states. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book begins by looking at non-violent direct action in historical context, tracing its evolution from the end of the Second World War to the present day. It examines the association between direct action and the social movements of recent decades and charts its role in the new global movement against neo-liberal economic policies. The second part of the book relates direct action to political theory to ascertain how it fits with theories of liberal, republican and deliberative democracy. It goes on to consider socialist and cosmopolitan approaches to democracy and popular resistance and concludes by looking at the implications of protest politics for current democratic thinking and contemporary world events.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of international politics and political theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter One Direct Action: Past and Present.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One Liberal States, Global Neoliberalism and Issues of Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Two Violence, Nonviolence and Power: Is Liberal Democracy Nonviolent?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Three Democratic Deficit, Civil Society and Social Movements: the Role for Direct Action.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Four Economic Globalization and Democratic Deficit: The Role of Global Resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two Democratic Theory and the Role of Direct Action.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Five Liberal Democratic Theory, Direct Action and Globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Six Participatory Democracy and Direct Action: Republicanism, Deliberative Democracy and Critiques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Seven Socialism, Cosmopolitanism and Direct Democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eight Democratic Arguments for Direct Action\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406588342552,"sku":"9780745629353","price":46.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745629353.jpg?v=1784140468","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/direct-action-and-democracy-today-hardback-9780745629353","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}