Democracy, Agency, and the State: Theory with Comparative Intent

by Guillermo O'Donnell

Democracy, Agency, and the State aims to contribute to a comparatively informed theory of democracy. Professor O'Donnell begins by arguing that conceptions of 'the state' and 'democracy', and their respective defining features, significantly influence each other. Using an approach that is both historical and analytical, he traces this relationship through the idea of legally sanctioned and backed agency which grounds democratic citizenship. From this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199587612
• ISBN13: 9780199587612
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"