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The Will of the People

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

The Will of the People

By Albert Weale

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About the book

Democracies today are in the grip of a myth: the myth of the will of the people. Populist movements use the idea to challenge elected representatives. Politicians, content to invoke the will of the people, fail in their duty to make responsible and accountable decisions. And public contest over political choices is stifled by fears that opposing the will of the people will be perceived as elitist. In this book Albert Weale dissects the idea of the will of the people, showing that it relies on a ...Show more

Political science and theory

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9781509533268

Publisher

Polity Press

Published year

2018

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The Will of the People

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Hardcover

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