The End of Representative Politics Contributor(s): Tormey, Simon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0745681956 ISBN-13: 9780745681955 Publisher: Polity Press OUR PRICE: $69.11 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Philosophy | Political |
Dewey: 321.8 |
LCCN: 2014030425 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (0.80 lbs) 200 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Representative politics is in crisis. Trust in politicians is at an all-time low. Fewer people are voting or joining political parties, and our interest in parliamentary politics is declining fast. Even oppositional and radical parties that should be benefitting from public disenchantment with politics are suffering. But different forms of political activity are emerging to replace representative politics: instant politics, direct action, insurgent politics. We are leaving behind traditional representation, and moving towards a politics without representatives. In this provocative new book, Simon Tormey explores the changes that are underway, drawing on a rich range of examples from the Arab Spring to the Indignados uprising in Spain, street protests in Brazil and Turkey to the emergence of new initiatives such as Anonymous and Occupy. |