UID:
almahu_9949203542702882
Format:
1 online resource.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9781350139084
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9781350139077
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9781350139060
Content:
"Arguing that we only have democracy when systems of power are held to account, Kaufman examines the real work being done to challenge the operations of power that underlie four unruly social problems: climate change, sweatshop labour, police abuse, and economic deprivation. In Accountability Democracy, Kaufman pairs each of these issues with an operation of power -- the large scale influence of multinational corporations; the power of governments; the authority of financial markets; and the control inherent in systems of meaning -- and using case studies like the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh and the killing of Eric Garner, forcefully demonstrates the difficulty in challenging this nexus of power. Yet, advancing a positive message, Kaufman maintains that this network is not omnipotent and can be questioned if we develop 'mechanisms of accountability' which allow us to conceptualise the nature of these restrictions and the action required to resist them. Kaufman provides then, a model for ethical living that allows us to investigate and appreciate our own connection to the powerful forces that control our world"--
Note:
Intro -- Half-Title -- Series -- Dedication -- Title -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 States of Irresponsibility: Rana Plaza, Accountability, and Power -- 2 The Ethics of Accountability Democracy -- 3 Democracy in Crisis -- 4 Politics beyond the Polis, Democracy beyond Elections -- 5 The Destructive Powers That Need to be Held to Account -- 6 Accountability -- 7 Building Accountability Democracy -- 8 Acting Well in a Traumatized World -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Copyright.
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Also published in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Kaufman, Cynthia C., 1960- Challenging power London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, [2020] ISBN 9781350139053
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781350139084
URL:
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