The priority of democracy : political consequences of pragmatism / Jack Knight and James Johnson.
Material type: TextSeries: A Princeton University Press e-bookPublication details: Princeton [N.J.] : Princeton University Press, �2011.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 324 pages)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781400840335
- 1400840333
- 9781283152563
- 1283152568
- 321.8 22
- JC423 .K575 2011eb
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminaries -- Pragmatism and the problem of institutional design -- The appeal of decentralization -- The priority of democracy and the burden of justification -- Reconsidering the role of political argument in democratic politics -- Refining reflexivity -- Formal conditions : institutionalizing liberal guarantees -- Substantive conditions : pragmatism and effectiveness.
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Pragmatism and its consequences are central issues in American politics today, yet scholars rarely examine in detail the relationship between pragmatism and politics. In The Priority of Democracy, Jack Knight and James Johnson systematically explore the subject and make a strong case for adopting a pragmatist approach to democratic politics--and for giving priority to democracy in the process of selecting and reforming political institutions. What is the primary value of democracy? When should we make decisions democratically and when should we rely on markets? And when should we accept the de.
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