DEMOCRACY IN THEORY AND ACTION -- DEMOCRACY IN THEORY AND ACTION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY AS A THEORETICAL AND POLITICAL PROJECT -- Abstract -- 1. Inclusive Democracy as a Political Project -- Is Democracy a Product of Historical Evolution or a Social Creation Representing a Break in Historical Continuity? -- 2. Inclusive Democracy as a Theoretical Project -- Do We Still Need a 'Universal' Project of Human Emancipation? -- "Class" Divisions in Today's Society -- The Philosophical Justification for a New Universalist Project -- Democratic Rationalism -- 3. The Present Multidimensional Crisis and Inclusive Democracy -- The Characteristics of The Present Crisis and Inclusive Democracy -- The Economic Dimension of the Crisis -- The Ecological Dimension -- The Political Dimension -- The Social Dimension -- The Cultural Dimension -- 4. Inclusive Democracy as a Way Out of the Multidimensional Crisis -- Inclusive Democracy Defined -- Direct Political Democracy as a Component of ID -- Economic Democracy as a Component of Inclusive Democracy -- Democracy in the Social Realm as an ID Component -- Ecological Democracy as an ID Component -- The Inclusive Democracy Strategy for Transition -- Chapter 2 E-DEMOCRACY: CONCEPTS, EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Electronic Government and Popular Participation -- 2.1. Electronic Government -- 2.1.1. Democracy: Politics and the Internet -- 2.2. Citizen Participation on the Web -- 2.2.1. Experiments and Applications -- 2.2.2. Brazilian Experiences -- 2.3. Virtual Communities -- 2.2.1. Virtual Communities for E-Democracy -- 2.4. Proposed Model and Application for e-Participation -- 2.4.1. Government-Citizen Interactive Model -- 2.4.2. Citizen's Democratic Community -- Conclusions -- Referências Bibliográficas.

Chapter 3 QUALITY OF DEMOCRACY AND MEDIA LOGIC IN MEXICO -- I. Structure of Property, Media Contents, and Audiences in Mexico -- II. Clash Media-Politicians and Ambiguity in the Regulatory Framework -- References -- Chapter 4 GOVERNANCE NETWORKS AND DEMOCRATIC IDEALS: THE CASE OF THY NATIONAL PARK IN DENMARK -- Abstract -- Introduction: Governance Networks A Blessing or a Curse? -- Conceptual Framework: Liberty, Equality, Inclusion, and Deliberation -- Liberty -- Equality -- Inclusion -- Deliberation -- The Case: Thy National Park -- Methods -- Results -- Thy National Park and Liberty -- Thy National Park and Equality -- Thy National Park and Inclusion -- Thy National Park and Deliberation -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- List of Interviews -- References -- Chapter 5 NANOTECHNOLOGIES, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Nanotechnologies and Sustainable Development -- Regulatory frameworks -- Voluntary Reporting Schemes -- Codes of Conduct -- Codes of Conduct Coming from Institutions -- Codes of Conduct Coming from Industry -- Standards -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 THE ROLE OF THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC WELFARE STATE REGIME IN REDUCING SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITIES IN HEALTH: RESULTS FROM COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON BRITISH, FINNISH, AND JAPANESE CIVIL SERVANTS -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. International Comparative Studies on British, Finnish, and Japanese Civil Servants -- 3. International Comparisons of Work-Family Balance -- 4. International Comparisons of SES Inequalities in Psychosocial Stress at Work and Work Hours -- 5. International Comparisons of SES inequalities in Health Risk Behaviours and Obesity -- 6. International Comparisons of SES Inequalities in Physical and Mental Health.

7. Interpretations of the International Comparisons and their Policy Implications -- 8. Limitations of the International Comparisons -- 9. Future Directions -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 7 EXPERIENCES IN E-PARTICIPATION: A NEW PERSPECTIVE FOR DEMOCRACY -- Abstract -- Introduction -- European Governance -- Improving Participation -- Your Voice in Europe -- The Aalborg Charter and Agenda 21 -- The Italian Project "E21 - Development of Digital Citizenship in Local Agenda 21" -- Other Virtual Communities -- ... in Italy -- ... Abroad -- Decision analysis -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8 POLITICAL JOURNALISM AS A DEMOCRACY WATCHMAN -- Abstract -- 1. Monitoring Democracy Health: -- The Role of Political Journalism -- 1.1. Democracy and Political Journalism: A Premise -- 2. Theoretical Models for Framing Political Interview -- 2.1. Coercion and Face-Threatening: Concepts and Instruments for Questions Coding -- 2.2. Toughness and Neutrality as a Way to Evaluate the Interviewers' Performance -- 2.3. The Other Side of the Coin: The Pertinence of the Answer -- 3. Results from Previous Research -- 3.1. Threatening Questions, Pertinent Replies and No-Replies: A Prediction -- 3.2. Varying the Elements of Political Interview Also Equivocation Varies? -- 3.3. Studying the Third Element: The Receiver -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9 DEMOCRACY AND THE NEED SATISFACTION OF POPULATIONS -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Individual Utility Framework -- Measuring Need Satisfaction at the Population Level -- Empirical Evidence on the Satiability of Needs -- Approach for Investigating Role of Democracy -- Findings on Role of Democracy, Income, and Regime Stability -- Survival Needs -- Security Needs -- Love and Belongingness Needs -- Esteem and Self-Esteem Needs -- Conclusion -- References.

Chapter 10 LESSONS OF 1989 FOR EUROPEAN DEMOCRACIES TODAY: OUTLINES OF A NEW PARADIGM -- The Intellectual Fermentation of the 1980's -- Civil Society as the Guarantee of the Self-Correcting Capability of Democracy -- The Appearance and Influence of Civil Society and the Attempt to 'Tame' it -- The Birth of the Paradigm of Civil Society -- The Death of the Grand Narrative - The Birth of Parallel Grand Narratives -- Permanent Civil Politics as a New Form of Democracy: -- Toward a Deliberative Democracy? -- 'Responsiveness' Moves to the Foreground -- -- The Willingness of Governments to Co-Operate -- A Self-Democratizing Civil Society: -- The Token of Social Democratization -- The Significance of '89 from the Point of View of Democratization -- The New Language of Civil Society -- Bibliography -- Chapter 11 THE OPINIONS OF THE STUDENT TEACHERS TOWARD THE CONCEPT OF DEMOCRACY -- Abstract -- I. Introduction -- Aim -- II. Method -- III. Findings -- The Opinions of the Students Teachers with Respect to the Concept of Democracy -- According to Gender -- 2. The Opinions of the Student Teachers Concerning the Concept of Democracy -- According to Their Branches -- 3. The Opinions of the Student Teachers Concerning the Concept of Democracy in Terms of their Participation in the Activities (Seminar, Conference, Symposium) Related With Democracy -- Conclusion and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 12 ―THE BIRTH OF DEMOCRACY: VALUES IN WAR AND POLITICS IN CLASSICAL GREECE‖ -- The Hoplites, The Phalanx and The Emergence of New Values -- Values of the Phalanx and Values of Democracy -- Seapower, Democracy and Community of Interests -- Conclusions -- References -- Ancient Authors -- Modern Authors -- INDEX.