{"product_id":"spaces-of-democracy-1","title":"Spaces of Democracy","description":"′This volume successfully exposes the \"ghostly presence\" of democracy in the field of geography and shows the value of thinking about democracy geographically. It is a major contribution to serious examination of a normative political issue from a geographical perspective. This is welcome above all because geography is a field whose cultural and economic branches, though often claiming the appellation \"critical\", are currently dominated by unexamined radical political fantasies′ - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Agnew, University of California, Los Angeles\n\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn an historically unprecedented way, democracy is now increasingly seen as a universal model of legitimate rule.This work addresses the key question: How can democracy be understood in theory and in practise?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn three thematically organised sections, \u003cb\u003eSpaces of Democracy\u003c\/b\u003e uses a critical geographical imagination (informed by thinking on space, place, and scale) to interrogate the latest work in democratic theory. Key ideas and concepts discussed include globalization and transnationalism; representation; citizenship; liberalism; the city and public space; and the media.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis volume comprises commissioned work by leading academics investigating democracy. Historical and comparative, animated by wider debates on globalization, it will facilitate the critical discussion of core questions on citizenship, the state, and democracy. \u003cb\u003eSpaces of Democracy\u003c\/b\u003e is essential reading for students of human geography, political science\/international relations, and political sociology.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54262724821336,"sku":"9780761947332","price":262.88,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/spaces-of-democracy-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}