Reconstructing Political Pluralism
Author | : Avigail I. Eisenberg |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 1995-08-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781438401928 |
ISBN-13 | : 1438401922 |
Rating | : 4/5 (922 Downloads) |
Download or read book Reconstructing Political Pluralism written by Avigail I. Eisenberg and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1995-08-17 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reappraisal of the pluralist tradition systematically explores accounts of political pluralism offered by James, Dewey, Figgis, Cole, Laski, Follett, and Dahl and shows how each variant contains a distinct account of the relation between group power, individual interest, and self-development. These historical accounts provide the resources with which Eisenberg reconstructs a democratic theory of political pluralism. At the center of political pluralism, she argues, is a pluralist approach to self-development that can address the key ambiguities of identity politics and provide a more effective means to balance the power relations between individuals and communities than can individualist or communitarian approaches.