Reconstructing political pluralism
By: Avigail I. Eisenberg.
Series: SUNY series in political theory.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
Subjects: Democracy; Pluralism (Social sciences)
Description: This reappraisal of the pluralist tradition systematically explores accounts of political pluralism offered by James, Dewey, Figgis, Cole, Laski, Follett, and Dahl and shows how each variant contains a distinct account of the relation between group power, individual interest, and self-development. These historical accounts provide the resources with which Eisenberg reconstructs a democratic theory of political pluralism.

At the center of political pluralism, she argues, is a pluralist approach to self-development that can address the key ambiguities of identity politics and provide a more effective means to balance the power relations between individuals and communities than can individualist or communitarian approaches.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-205) and index.