{"product_id":"associations-and-democracy-the-real-utopias-project-vol-1-paperback","title":"Associations and Democracy: The Real Utopias Project, Vol. 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshua Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoel Rogers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eErik Olin Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the West, democracy is under fire. \"Government is part of the problem, not the solution\" is a common refrain. As the tasks of the state become more complex and the size of polities larger, the institutional forms of liberal democracy developed in the 19th century seem increasingly unable to cope. Rather than seeking to deepen the democratic character of politics, much energy in recent years has been directed as reducing the role of politics altogether. In \u003ci\u003eAssociations and Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers advance an innovative scheme for rejuvenating the democratic state. Their proposal involves the strengthening of secondary associations, organizations like unions, works councils, neighborhood associations, parent-teacher groups and women's societies. With enlivened secondary associations mediating between individual citizens and the state, active participation in the political process can be expanded and democracy enhanced. Such an approach raises a number of thorny issues: Can such associations retain their independence from government if they are pulled further into the political sphere? Will a shift from territorial to functional representation further fragment an already divided polity? In an array of original contributions, leading social scientists respond to Cohen and Rogers with questions like these; Cohen and Rogers, in turn, sum up the debate. The first of a series of polemics providing workable scenarios for a progressive future, \u003ci\u003eAssociations and Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively and stimulating exploration of one of the central issues on today's political agenda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1980 in New Jersey. He is the author of five books, including the novels \u003ci\u003eCadenza for the Schneidermann Violin Concerto\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Heaven of Others\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWitz\u003c\/i\u003e. Cohen's essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Forward\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNextbook\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn, NY. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoel Rogers\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Law and Sociology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and Director of COWS. His many books include\u003ci\u003e On Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRight Turn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Forgotten Majority\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhat Workers Want\u003c\/i\u003e. A longtime activist, Rogers was identified by \u003ci\u003eNewsweek \u003c\/i\u003eas one of the 100 Americans most likely to shape U.S. politics and culture in the 21st century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIra Katznelson\u003c\/b\u003e is Columbia University's Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History. Having served as president of the American Political Science Association, he is a member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Affirmative Action Was White\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eErik Olin Wright\u003c\/b\u003e is Vilas Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eClasses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInterrogating Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Class Counts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeepening Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e (with Archon Fung), and \u003ci\u003eEnvisioning Real Utopias\u003c\/i\u003e. For more information on Envisioning Real Utopias and the Real Utopias project, and to access book content, please visit realutopias.org (site in progress).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9.21 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 17, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377663959347,"sku":"9781859840481","price":47.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/g8z2om9C769781859840481.webp?v=1779326048","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/associations-and-democracy-the-real-utopias-project-vol-1-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}