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Author Weale, Albert.
Title The will of the people : a modern myth / Albert Weale.
Publisher Newark : Polity Press, 2019.
Copyright date ©2019.


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Contents Intro -- Front matter -- Preface -- 1 In the Grip of a Myth -- Elitism? -- Citizens Voice Their Discontent -- 2 Nostalgic Myths -- In the Presence of the People -- Greek Myths -- Rousseau's Will -- Democratic Myths -- 3 What Is a People? -- Singular of Plural? -- One Out of Many? -- Combining Peoples -- 4 Majority Willing? -- Why Politics? -- Majority Rule -- The Parable of Folkland -- Going in Circles -- Why These Majorities -- 5 The Mythical Sovereign -- When the People Choose -- The Myth of the Sovereign People -- The Question How -- 6 On Being Outnumbered -- In a Minority -- Outnumbered and Mistaken? -- The Duty to Oppose -- 7 Democracy without Myth -- The Mirage of Populism -- Democracy without Myth -- A Place for Referendums? -- 8 The Ethics of Responsibility -- Notes and Sources -- End User License Agreement.
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Author Weale, Albert.
Subject General will.
Democracy.
Political participation.
Common good.
Descript 1 online resource (59 pages)
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Media computer c
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Contents Intro -- Front matter -- Preface -- 1 In the Grip of a Myth -- Elitism? -- Citizens Voice Their Discontent -- 2 Nostalgic Myths -- In the Presence of the People -- Greek Myths -- Rousseau's Will -- Democratic Myths -- 3 What Is a People? -- Singular of Plural? -- One Out of Many? -- Combining Peoples -- 4 Majority Willing? -- Why Politics? -- Majority Rule -- The Parable of Folkland -- Going in Circles -- Why These Majorities -- 5 The Mythical Sovereign -- When the People Choose -- The Myth of the Sovereign People -- The Question How -- 6 On Being Outnumbered -- In a Minority -- Outnumbered and Mistaken? -- The Duty to Oppose -- 7 Democracy without Myth -- The Mirage of Populism -- Democracy without Myth -- A Place for Referendums? -- 8 The Ethics of Responsibility -- Notes and Sources -- End User License Agreement.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781509533299 (electronic bk.)
Author Weale, Albert.
Subject General will.
Democracy.
Political participation.
Common good.

Subject General will.
Democracy.
Political participation.
Common good.
Descript 1 online resource (59 pages)
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents Intro -- Front matter -- Preface -- 1 In the Grip of a Myth -- Elitism? -- Citizens Voice Their Discontent -- 2 Nostalgic Myths -- In the Presence of the People -- Greek Myths -- Rousseau's Will -- Democratic Myths -- 3 What Is a People? -- Singular of Plural? -- One Out of Many? -- Combining Peoples -- 4 Majority Willing? -- Why Politics? -- Majority Rule -- The Parable of Folkland -- Going in Circles -- Why These Majorities -- 5 The Mythical Sovereign -- When the People Choose -- The Myth of the Sovereign People -- The Question How -- 6 On Being Outnumbered -- In a Minority -- Outnumbered and Mistaken? -- The Duty to Oppose -- 7 Democracy without Myth -- The Mirage of Populism -- Democracy without Myth -- A Place for Referendums? -- 8 The Ethics of Responsibility -- Notes and Sources -- End User License Agreement.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781509533299 (electronic bk.)
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