The Problem of Democracy in Postwar Europe: Political Actors and the Formation of the Postwar Model of Democracy in France, West Germany and Italy

by Pepijn Corduwener

Book Overview

This book is a comparative study of political ideas on democracy postwar Western Europe, arguing that until the end of the 1970s, political actors were deeply divided in their conceptions of democracy. In this way, the book traces the historical roots of the contemporary sentiment of democratic crisis, by showing how the postwar model of democracy was formed.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138690635
• ISBN13: 9781138690639
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"