Reconstructing political pluralism /

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.
Subject:	Democracy. Cultural pluralism. Cultural pluralism. Democracy. Electronic books.
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. Print version record.
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

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
I. Reconstructing Political Pluralism
II. John Dewey and the Roots of Political Pluralism
III. Pluralism to Limit State Sovereignty
IV. Individualists, Group Theorists, and Behavioralists
V. The Common Good in Postwar Pluralism
VI. Personal Development and the Requirements of Community
Bibliography
Index