How social movements can save democracy : democratic innovations from below /

Leading political sociologist della Porta rehabilitates the role social movements have long played in fostering democracy. Bridging social movement studies and democratic theory, she investigates contemporary innovations of the progressive Left in times of crisis and reflects on the potential and li...

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Main Author: Della Porta, Donatella, 1956- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, Massachusetts : Polity Press, 2020.
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Summary:Leading political sociologist della Porta rehabilitates the role social movements have long played in fostering democracy. Bridging social movement studies and democratic theory, she investigates contemporary innovations of the progressive Left in times of crisis and reflects on the potential and limits of such alternative politics.
Physical Description:ix, 194 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-190) and index.
ISBN:9781509541263
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