02088cam a2200277 4500 2796849098 TxAuBib 20260625120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9783631806029 3631806027 13a543de-7042-4900-b189-e4699206be9f OverDrive (Reserve ID) 5919090 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Paź, Bogusław. The Idea of Political Representation and Its Paradoxes [Bridges eBook]. Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2019. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. HTML:<p>If we want to understand the vicissitudes of modern democracy then, argues the author, we need to analyse the ideas upon which representative government is based rather than compare contemporary conditions with the Greek ideal. These principal ideas have been presented clearly in past centuries, when the relation between democracy and representation was still a matter of political judgement. The old masters of political thinking clarified the functions of representation: legitimising power, creating sovereignty but also setting its limits, and pursuing the common good while still reflecting social diversity. Because institutions of representation are expected to fulfil a variety of functions, these institutions have in recent times come under attack for standing in the way of radical programs for democratising democracy. The author of this book reminds us that these functions are necessary in every political order, whether democratic or not. Instead of rejecting representation, political theorists should focus on making government more accountable.</p>. Philosophy. Nonfiction. Politics. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-06-23 20:00:02. Waśkiewicz, Andrzej. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=13a543de-7042-4900-b189-e4699206be9f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)