How Social Movements Can Save Democracy: Democratic Innovations from Below

by Donatella della Porta

Book Overview

The birth of democracies owes much to the interventions and mobilizations of ordinary people. Yet many feel as though they have inherited democratic institutions which do not deliver for the people - that a rigid democratic process has been imposed from above, with increasing numbers of people feeling left out or left behind.

In this well-researched volume, leading political sociologist Donatella della Porta rehabilitates the role social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509541276
• ISBN13: 9781509541270
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"