Reconstructing political pluralism /

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Author / Creator:Eisenberg, Avigail I., 1962-
Imprint:New York : State University of New York Press, ©1995.
Description:1 online resource (ix, 211 pages).
Language:English
Series:SUNY series in political theory. Contemporary issues
SUNY series in political theory. Contemporary issues.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11104549
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ISBN:058504600X
9780585046006
0791425614
0791425622
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-205) and index.
English.
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Summary:This reappraisal of the pluralist tradition systematically explores accounts of political pluralism offered by James, Dewey, Figgis, Cole, Laski, Follett, and Dahl and shows how each variant contains a distinct account of the relation between group power, individual interest, and self-development. These historical accounts provide the resources with which Eisenberg reconstructs a democratic theory of political pluralism. At the center of political pluralism, she argues, is a pluralist approach to self-development that can address the key ambiguities of identity politics and provide a more effective means to balance the power relations between individuals and communities than can individualist or communitarian approaches.
Other form:Print version: Eisenberg, Avigail I., 1962- Reconstructing political pluralism. New York : State University of New York Press, ©1995 0791425614