Representative Democracy and Its Limits

Hirst, Paul

doi:10.1111/j.1467-923x.1988.tb02392.x

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“…What is more, the diverse approaches (tactics of negotiation, confrontation and direct action) serve to produce very divergent forms (Bebbington et al, 2008). Hirst and collaborators (Cutler, Hindess, Hirst, & Hussein, 1977;Hindess & Hirst, 1975;Hirst, 1988Hirst, , 1993 appear to concur with such an analysis, by identifying the emergence of a new type of politics, one very different from the traditional left-right opposition. More crucially they rejected the premise that social movements should be based on the material interests of any one group, namely the working class (Cutler et al, 1977).…”

Section: Background To Social Movementsmentioning

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Accounting and social movements: An exploration of critical accounting praxis

Catchpowle

Smyth

2016

Accounting Forum

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a b s t r a c tA central tenet of critical accounting research maintains the need to challenge and change existing social relations; moving towards a more emancipated and equitable social order. The question of how critical accounting research upholds this principle has been intermittently discussed. This paper aims to engage with, and further, this discussion by contributing to research linking accounting information to social movements.The paper reviews the literature on accounting and social movements, central to which is the work of Gallhofer and Haslam; using their work as a departure point we discussion the nature of accounting information and focus on social movement unionism (SMU). Drawing on Bakhtinian dialogics and classical Marxism we develop an alternative theoretical framework to analyse an example of accounting information and social movements, covering a trade union pay dispute. The paper concludes with a discussion of the class nature of accounting information, including an exploration of the implications for accounting praxis and agency in the struggles for an emancipated world.The paper builds on the limited amount of existing work in this area; exploring the 'class belongingness' of accounting information and developing an understanding which can help guide the praxis of critical accounting researchers.

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Section: Background To Social Movementsmentioning

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Accounting and social movements: An exploration of critical accounting praxis

Catchpowle

Smyth

2016

Accounting Forum

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“…The national parliament (referred to in different names) is "sovereign" because it expresses the delegated power of the people, and is legitimately so because it is "representative" of the people's will. The parliament is a sovereign legislative body that makes laws, which bring general goods for the entire public (Hirst, 1988).…”

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Parliamentary Democracy and Representation of Women: A Comparative Analysis of Sri Lankan and Malaysian Stances

Yusoff¹,

Sarjoon²,

Othman³

2016

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Although both Sri Lanka and Malaysia have experienced a parliamentary democracy introduced by the British colonial ruler, there are disparities in terms of the representation of women in parliament. Democracy assures women's roles in politics, as well as their rights to represent in government apparatus, including parliament. However, the majority of democratic countries in the Global West have succeeded, while the majority of those in the Global South have failed in this regard. This particular research comparatively analyzes women's representation in parliament-the higher legislative and decision-making body-in Sri Lanka and Malaysia, both have strictly been following a democratic path in governance from their independence. The findings of the study reveal that the country-based different contextual factors have influenced women's roles in active politics

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“…A modernidade deve afirmar o resgate democrático que estabeleceu a partir do constante aprofundamento dos princípios elementares da democracia ateniense -liberdade, igualdade e participação no poder. Assim, a idéia de um resgate da vida democrática poderia significar não propriamente uma oposição entre a democracia dos antigos e a democracia dos modernos, mas uma relação de aperfeiçoamento e adaptação da primeira à realidade encontrada a partir de fins do século 18 (GOYARD-FABRE, 1998 11 Para um diagnóstico mais amplo dessas deficiências, recomenda-se ver Hirst (1990); Gargarella (1998) (2000); Gutmann e Thompson (1996). Sobre a questão da deliberação, os trabalhos de Habermas são centrais.…”

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Representação política e participação: reflexões sobre o déficit democrático

Mendes

2007

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Representação política e participação: reflexões sobre o déficit democráticoResumo: Este artigo analisa o instituto da representação política buscando identificar os limites e as possibilidades que oferece para o aprofundamento da democracia. A partir da reconstrução do debate político de fins do século 18, que introduz o princípio representativo como instrumento-chave para as democracias modernas, o texto levanta os principais argumentos favoráveis e contrários, problematizando as origens do instituto. Em seguida, contextualiza o debate no âmbito das sociedades contemporâneas, discutindo aspectos centrais que permeiam a qualidade da representação, como a vinculação e o controle dos representantes, o papel da deliberação pública e a relação com os mecanismos de democracia direta e semidireta. O artigo conclui que o déficit democrático, calcado na aplicação estrita da representação política, pode ser sanado com a combinação de institutos participativos, como o plebiscito, o referendo, a iniciativa popular de lei, os conselhos gestores de políticas públicas e o orçamento participativo. Palavras-chave: representação política, participação, democracia, controle social. Political Representation and Participation: Reflection on the Democratic DeficitAbstract: This article analyzes the institution of political representation seeking to identify the limits and possibilities that it offers to deepening democracy. Based on a reconstruction of the political debate of the late 18 th century, which introduced the representative principle as a key tool for modern democracies, the text raises the principal arguments for and against representation and analyzes the origins of the institute. It then contextualizes the debate in contemporary societies by discussing central factors that permeate the quality of representation, such as the ties to and control of representatives, the role of public deliberation and the relationship with the mechanisms of direct and semidirect democracy. The article concludes that the democratic deficit, based on the close application of political representation, can be remedied with the combination of participative tools, such as the plebiscites, referendums, popular legislative initiatives, public policy management councils and participative budget processes.

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Representative Democracy and Its Limits

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Accounting and social movements: An exploration of critical accounting praxis

Accounting and social movements: An exploration of critical accounting praxis

Parliamentary Democracy and Representation of Women: A Comparative Analysis of Sri Lankan and Malaysian Stances

Representação política e participação: reflexões sobre o déficit democrático

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