| Reconstructing Political Pluralism Contributor(s): Eisenberg, Avigail I. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791425614 ISBN-13: 9780791425619 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| Dewey: 321.8 |
| LCCN: 94049026 |
| Series: Suny Political Theory: Contemporary Issues |
| Physical Information: (1.04 lbs) 211 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This reappraisal of the pluralist tradition systematically explores accounts of political pluralism offered by James, Dewey, Figgis, Cole, Laski, Follett, and Dahl and shows how each variant contains a distinct account of the relation between group power, individual interest, and self-development. These historical accounts provide the resources with which Eisenberg reconstructs a democratic theory of political pluralism. At the center of political pluralism, she argues, is a pluralist approach to self-development that can address the key ambiguities of identity politics and provide a more effective means to balance the power relations between individuals and communities than can individualist or communitarian approaches. |