{"product_id":"9783031108105","title":"Contributions to Political Science: A Debate on Governments, Parties, Theories and Movements in Today’s World","description":"\u003ch1\u003eContributions to Political Science: A Debate on Governments, Parties, Theories and Movements in Today’s World\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eGómez Gutiérrez, Juan José; Abdelnour-Nocera, José; Anchústegui Igartua, Esteban\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book explores key contemporary issues of democracy in our globalized and highly technologized world. Written from an interdisciplinary perspective, with contributions including the fields of philosophy, political science, media studies, linguistics, and aesthetics, it reflects on the characteristics of the democratic state and democratic social practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book features contributions on topics such as the status of political parties, the separation of powers and the rule of law, bureaucracy and meritocracy, equality, forms of democratic participation and governance, comparisons between historical and contemporary democratic practices, individual rights, propaganda, political engagement, and consent. Further, it discusses how global information flows and new technologies affect democratic processes, including topics such as cyber-activism and open-source software as a means of empowerment to ethnocentric and class-centric technological design, globalization and media neutrality, and the mechanization of public administration. Overall, the book demonstrates how historical, philosophical, technical, and institutional issues relate to contemporary democracy. It will appeal to political theorists, social scientists and everybody interested in contemporary democracy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2023-09-25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031108105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-10808-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 242\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47407194833036,"sku":"9783031108105","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031108105.jpg?v=1775829413","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031108105","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}