We Decide!: Theories and Cases in Participatory Democracy

Participatory democracy calls for the creation and proliferation of practices and institutions that enable individuals and groups...
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Author: Michael Menser
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We Decide!: Theories and Cases in Participatory Democracy by Menser, Michael

We Decide!: Theories and Cases in Participatory Democracy

Dhs. 251.84

We Decide!: Theories and Cases in Participatory Democracy

Dhs. 251.84
Author: Michael Menser
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Participatory democracy calls for the creation and proliferation of practices and institutions that enable individuals and groups to better determine the conditions in which they act and relate to others. Michael Menser's timely book We Decide is arguably the most comprehensive treatment of participatory democracy. He explains the three waves of participatory democracy theory to show that this movement is attentive to the mechanics of contemporary political practices. Menser also outlines "maximal democracy," his own view of participatory democracy that expands people's abilities to shape their own lives, reduce inequality, and promote solidarity.

We Decide draws on liberal, feminist, anarchist, and environmental justice philosophies as well as in-depth case studies of Spanish factory workers, Japanese housewives, and Brazilian socialists to show that participatory democracy actually works. Menser concludes his study by presenting a reconstructed version of the state that is shaped not by corporations but by inclusive communities driven by municipal workers, elected officials, and ordinary citizens working together. In this era of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, the participatory democracy proposed in We Decide is more significant than ever.



Author: Michael Menser
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 01/31/2018
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781439914182


Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2018

About the Author

Michael Menser is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Urban Sustainability Studies at Brooklyn College in New York and co-founder of the Participatory Budgeting Project. He is the co-editor of Technoscience and Cyberculture.


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