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European Democratic Culture Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Duprat, Gerard (Editor), Parker, Noel (Editor), Rieu, Alain-Marc (Editor)
ISBN: 0415124190     ISBN-13: 9780415124195
Publisher: Routledge
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Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 1995
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Annotation: "European Democratic Culture" brings together a number of essays which go beyond conventional studies of the institutions and parties of Europe to address Europe's democratic future more comprehensively, offering an analysis of the democratic institutions of European countries, identifying common features as well as differences. The authors focus on the fundamentals of European democratic culture, arguing that European social life and scientific learning have been indispersible components in the growth of the shared values that democracy pursues. They also analyze the dynamic tension brought to the life of democratic institutions by law, the desire for freedom, and critical public debate.
With Europe engaged in perpetual self-examination and rapid change, "European Democratic Culture" provides insights into its democratic past and offers predictions for its democratic future.
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
- Political Science
Dewey: 306.209
LCCN: 95191521
Series: What Is Europe? (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.57" H x 7.51" W x 9.64" (1.43 lbs) 272 pages
 
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These essays go beyond conventional studies of the institutions and parties of Europe to address Europe's democractic future more widely.
While the book does offer an analysis of the democratic institutions of European countries, identifying common features and differences, as the editors put it, institutions cannot function alone, like machines to produce concensus. So the book focuses on the fundamentals of European democratic culture. The authors argue that European social life and scientific learning have been indispensable components in the growth of the shared values that democracy pursues. They also analyse the dynamic tension brought to the life of democractic institutions by law, the desire for freedom, and critical public debate.
With Europe engaged in perpetual self-examination, and rapid change, this book provides insights into its democractic past and prognosticates for its democratic future.