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'Judge has long been one of the most perceptive analysts of parliament, and continued to argue for the importance of studying parliament even after it became for a time unfashionable to do so. He has been amply vindicated by the renewed interest in how parliament works, and its continuing importance in British politics... This book offers further reflections on the themes with which he has been concerned throughout his career, particularly the tension between representation and democracy in representative democracy, and the many incongruities and anomalies in the particular ways in which it has been practised in Britain... For Judge, parliamentary democracy remains the frame within which politics is conducted in Britain, and its incongruities continue to shape political outcomes and developments. He provides a lucid and arresting diagnosis of our present discontents.' Andrew Gamble, Journal of Legislative Studies
'David Judge's Democratic Incongruities is a timely intervention in the debate surrounding British democracy that often feels to be getting more complicated by the minute. Judge seeks to guide readers through a number of what he refers to as 'concerns', both in the sense of 'a matter of importance and interest' but also as 'matter[s] of anxiety and unease', relating to the state of modern British politics. Judge tackles these [concerns] with clarity, each chapter working both as part of the whole argument and equally as a stand-alone consideration of the specific 'problem' under scrutiny. Throughout, Judge does not seek to argue for a particular direction that British democracy should be taking, but is instead fastidious in highlighting the contradictions and incongruities that lie in many of the contentions of those who do. The book raises more questions than answers in many ways, but will remain a fine contribution to Judge's existing writings on the subject of representation.' - Peter Allan, Political Studies
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Book Title: Democratic Incongruities
Book Subtitle: Representative Democracy in Britain
Authors: David Judge
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137317292
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political Science Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-31446-7Published: 07 March 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-33969-3Published: 01 January 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-31729-2Published: 07 March 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 228
Topics: British Politics, Democracy, Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Political Science, Political History
Industry Sectors: Biotechnology