Cultures of Democracy in Serbia and Bulgaria - Dawson, James
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At a time when some EU member states are attracting attention for the rise to power of illiberal, anti-democratic political movements, this book's analytical focus on ideas and identities helps explain why institutional progress is not necessarily reflected in the formation of liberal, democratic publics. Starting from the premise that citizens can only uphold the institutions of liberal democracy when they understand and identify with the principles enshrined in them, the author applies normative public sphere theory to the analysis of political discourse and everyday discussion in Serbia and…mehr

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At a time when some EU member states are attracting attention for the rise to power of illiberal, anti-democratic political movements, this book's analytical focus on ideas and identities helps explain why institutional progress is not necessarily reflected in the formation of liberal, democratic publics. Starting from the premise that citizens can only uphold the institutions of liberal democracy when they understand and identify with the principles enshrined in them, the author applies normative public sphere theory to the analysis of political discourse and everyday discussion in Serbia and Bulgaria. From this perspective, the Serbian public sphere is observed to be more contested, pluralist and, at the margins, liberal than that of Bulgaria. Considering that Bulgaria has been a full EU member since 2007 while Serbia remains stuck in the waiting room, it is argued that democratic cultures are not shaped by elite-led drives to meet institutional criteria but rather by the spread of ideas through politics, the media and the discussions of citizens. Moving beyond the narrow focus on institutions that currently prevails in studies of democratization, this book demonstrates the value of a more ethnographic and society-oriented approach.
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James Dawson grew up in small-town Texas where football, dominoes and politics were blood sports. He wrote about things that actually happened during his 45-year newspaper career, revealed in his autobiographical book Life in the Toy Department.He lives in Rocklin, California with his wife, Barbara and their rat terrier, Repeaux. At 85 years of age, he conjured up short stories in Lagniappe: The Piddling Oaks Gang and Other Tales From the Microwave.Now he has written about a make-believe town called Mayhaw, where make-believe people in the 1930s encounter make-believe trouble, a few real people -- and things that could have been. "The characters in this book are all imagined, though there are kernels of fact sprinkled about. "I had fun writing it and at 90 years old, I'll take my pleasure any way I can get it."