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Hyperdemocracy

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  • © 2013

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  1. Stephen Welch
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: Hyperdemocracy, the Cognitive Dimension of Democracy, and Democratic Theory

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    Pages 1-13

  3. The Cognitive Dimension of Democracy from Plato to Mill

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    Pages 15-32

  4. Constitutive Theory: Competition, Polyarchy, and the Cognitive Dimension of Democracy

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    Pages 33-48

  5. Causal Theory: Progressivist and Skeptical Strands of Modernization Theory

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    Pages 49-64

  6. Cognitive Mobilization and Reflexive Modernization: Deriving the Theory of Hyperdemocracy

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    Pages 65-80

  7. The Decline of Democracy: Social Capital and Post-Democracy versus Hyperdemocracy

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    Pages 81-93

  8. The Revival of Democracy: Deliberative Democracy and Postmodern Democracy versus Hyperdemocracy

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    Pages 95-113

  9. Symptoms of Hyperdemocracy (I): Science and Expertise

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    Pages 115-132

  10. Symptoms of Hyperdemocracy (II): The Media

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    Pages 133-148

  11. Conclusion: The Place and the Trajectory of Hyperdemocracy

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    Pages 149-161

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 163-217
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This book argues that a well-educated citizenry and freer flow of information has contributed to a state of "hyperdemocracy" which impedes itself. This book applies the idea of 'reflexive modernization' to democratic theory, setting out a new perspective on the challenges democracy faces.

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Stephen Welch is Lecturer in Politics at the School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University, UK. He is the author of The Concept of Political Culture and The Theory of Political Culture, as well as various articles and chapters on political culture, political scandal, and aspects of American politics.

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