The Democratic Imagination
Envisioning Popular Power in the Twenty-First Century
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2012
- Category
- Democracy, General, Civics & Citizenship, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781442605282
- Publish Date
- Oct 2012
- List Price
- $37.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781442605305
- Publish Date
- Oct 2012
- List Price
- $22.95
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Description
Democracy is very much an open question in the early twenty-first century. While voter participation declines in many traditional democracies, new movements for democracy are emerging around the world. This book brings the question of democracy out of the halls of political power and home to our daily lives, pitting "official democracy" and "democracy from below" against one another in a lively debate.
For more information see www.democraticimagination.com.
About the authors
James Cairns is Associate Professor, Social and Environmental Justice, at Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford. He is the author (with Alan Sears) of A Good Book, In Theory: Making Sense Through Inquiry (2015) and The Democratic Imagination: Envisioning Popular Power in the Twenty-First Century (2012).
Alan Sears is Professor of Sociology at Ryerson University, Toronto. He is the author of Retooling the Mind Factory: Education in a Lean State (UTP, 2003) and co-author with James Cairns of The Democratic Imagination (UTP, 2012).
Editorial Reviews
Those who read this book will come away with their own thoughts on official democracy and democracy from below, especially since the authors engage on so many different topics. The goal is to cause readers to think deeply about these issues, and the book does this quite well. It can certainly be integrated into a wide variety of political science and sociology courses, too, because of the effectiveness of the book's overarching frame.
<i>American Review of Canadian Studies</i>
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