Format:
VIII, 117 S
,
23 cm
Edition:
1. publ.
ISBN:
9781137322852
,
9781137322869
,
9781137322876
Series Statement:
The theories, concepts and practices of democracy
Content:
Bibliogr. p. 99-114. Index
Content:
What role does the concept of political knowledge have in democratic theory? What according to democratic theorists should the ordinary citizen know about politics? What do empirical studies about political knowledge teach us? And why should we care what people know about politics in the first place? By asking these important questions, this book offers the reader a quick yet comprehensive overview of the steps that have been taken toward understanding the concept of citizen knowledge in democratic theory over the past several decades. The book summarizes and explains the essentials of a vast body of literature while the empirical studies offer data on a number of Western democracies. Furthermore, the reader is taken through the theoretical foundations of political knowledge from Ancient Greece to modern representative democracy. Clear and concise, the book offers a cutting edge insight into our current understanding of citizen knowledge in democratic theory - 4e de couv
Note:
Bibliogr. p. 99-114. Index
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
Politische Bildung
;
Demokratie
;
Zivilgesellschaft
URL:
http://www.palgrave.com/de/book/9781137322852
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