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La igualdad política (Politica y Derecho)

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La igualdad política es una premisa fundamental de la democracia. Sin embargo, el autor considera que no se ha comprendido bien su significado y su relación con la democracia y con la distribución de los recursos que los ciudadanos pueden utilizar para influir en las decisiones públicas. Si bien desde fines del siglo XVIII la democracia y la igualdad política han avanzado incesantemente, hay unos aspectos de la naturaleza y la sociedad humanas que impiden conseguir por completo dicha igualdad entre los ciudadanos de un país democrático. De este modo, la distancia entre el ideal de igualdad política y su logro en la realidad es enorme.

136 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2006

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Profile Image for Cemre.
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October 5, 2020
Doktora yeterlik sürecim sağ olsun, Dahl'ın eserlerine ve fikirlerine "tam anlamıyla hâkimim" diyemesem de "aşinayım" dememde sakınca yok diye düşünüyorum. Bu durumun Siyasî Eşitlik Üzerine isimli kısa kitabını özümsememde faydası olduğunu rahatlıkla söyleyebilirim. Zira Dahl, bu kitapta iddialarını uzunca analiz etmek yerine onları sıralayıp kısaca gerekçelendirmeyi tercih etmiş. Ben bu nedenle kitabı biraz "eksik" bulduğumu söyleyebilirim.

Dahl, bu kitapta önceki kitaplarından bazı görüşlerine de yer vererek siyasî eşitliğin içinde bulunduğu muhtemel tehlikelere (ki bir kısmının gerçekleştiğini, gerçekleşmekte olduğunu görmek mümkün) ve bunların sebeplerine yer vermiş. Bunu yaparken daha çok ABD odaklı bir incelemeyi tercih etmiş.

Her ne kadar sonda umut etmeye elverişli bir seçeneğe de yer verse de Dahl'ın siyasi eşitlik açısından çok umutlu bir yaklaşıma sahip olduğu söylenemez. Dahl, özellikle terörizm gerekçesiyle iktidar dengesinin yürütme lehine daha da bozulacağı ve bunun siyasi eşitliği zedeleyeceği iddiasında. Söz konusu iddialarını ve gerekçelerini pandemi ekseninde düşündüğümüzde ise daha fazla umutsuzluğa kapılmak işten bile değil.
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January 8, 2017
This little book (just 130 pages with footnotes) from the eminent political scientist Robert Dahl is very appropriate for these discordant times.

By "political equality" he means the right -- and ability -- of each adult citizen to participate in the political process, including the right to have equal access AND say in the formulation of policies.

This is clearly not the case today and, as both Mr. Dahl and others have mused, it may become increasingly unlikely in the future, depending upon what WE do or fail to do.

Dahl identifies, as integral parts of true political equality, that each adult citizen would enjoy:
1) "Equal and effective opportunities for making known to others their views about what the policy should be";
2) Equality in voting;
3) Equal and effective opportunities to learn about relevant alternative policies and their likely consequences;
4) Control of the agenda (i.e., which policies are advanced);
5) Inclusion at all steps of weighing, discussing, and selecting policies; and,
6) Rights fundamental to political equality, including equal weight for their opinions and votes, and to the expression of those opinions.

Clearly, the United States today is, in light of the above, very far from having "political equality" for its citizens. Rather, because of the overwhelming power of big money in determining policy, selecting candidates, and distributing "information," the average citizen comes very close to having ZERO power in determining which policies are considered or passed.

Furthermore, the growing partisan divide, and the determination by the Republican Party to seize and maintain power despite majority sentiment or vote -- including the utilization of gerrymandered districts and voter suppression -- has clearly placed some citizens in a distinctly second class mode.

For those who care about the future of our democratic Republic, I heartily recommend your taking a couple of hours to read this book from one of the finest observers of political processes of our time.

For, if you haven't yet noticed, our Republic is, in fact, running out of time!

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May 31, 2020
اندیشمندانی هستند که با یک کتاب یا گفتار یا کلیشه ای ناقص از افکارشان شناخته و معروف می‌شوند. در این صورت اقبال این که به تمام آثار، افکار وجزئیات زندگی‌شان پرداخته شود، بسیار کم خواهد بود. اما شکل‌گیری نظریات و مواضع فکری همواره یک فرایند وابسته به زمان و زمینه‌ی تاریخی است و برای رسیدن به داوری منصفانه نسبت به یک شخص نیاز داریم، دست کم آثار مهم او را بررسی کنیم. اگر رابرت دال (Robert Alan Dahl) را نظریه‌پردازی می‌شناسید که با حرارت در آثار شناخته‌شده‌‌اش از لیبرال دموکراسی دفاع می‌کند و در نهایت با تحلیل‌های رفتارگرایانه و پراگماتیستی خود، آن را فقط در مقام عمل و اجرا نقد می‌کند. این کتاب کوچک او که به عنوان آخرین اثرش توسط دانشگاه ییل منتشر شده است را باید ببینید.

«درباره‌ی برابری سیاسی» نشان می‌دهد که او نه تنها به بی‌طرفی‌ارزشی سیاست، باوری ندارد؛ بلکه به وجه آرمانی دموکراسی یعنی برابری، توجه دارد. از این رو برابری سیاسی یک ارزش تلقی می‌شود. این شکاف دائمی میان آرمان و آن چه محقق شده از نظر دال موجب یک شکاکیت سازنده است.

در پایان کتاب دو سناریوی محتمل ارائه می‌شود که یکی بدبینانه و دیگری امیدوارکننده است. طبق نخستین سناریو تمرکز نیروهای پرقدرت داخلی و بین‌المللی و بحران‌های ناخواسته شکاف نابرابری‌ها را افزایش داده به نهادهای دموکراتیک فعلی لطمه‌های شدیدی خواهد زد و بر مبنای سناریوی دوم یک میل انسانی قوی به رفاه و خوشبختی به چرخشی فرهنگی به سمت برابری سیاسی میدان خواهد داد. کتاب می‌گوید همه چیز به ما و نسل بعدی بستگی دارد.
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282 reviews53 followers
February 28, 2008
A short, pithy work on why political equality is important, whether it is achievable and the likelihood of it increasing or decreasing in our modern societies. The clear, lucid prose is a staple of Dahl as is the concise jargon free language. The book as a whole is highly readable, but it is far too short to really enable the reader to get anything more than a passing glimpse at what is a vital issue. A worthy introductory look, but lacking any real depth and bite.
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October 12, 2016
خیلی جاها سربسته و موهومه اما از لحاظ پرسش‌هایی که پیش می‌گذاره و بینش‌های گاه به گاهش کتاب خوبیه.‏
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January 14, 2026
This book is very interesting and often profound. The author explains that many in America have become disillusioned with democracy because it doesn’t seem to provide a representative form of government. There are many who feel that there voices are not heard at the highest levels of government, so they embrace alternative political systems like socialism and monarchy. The author gives a pretty hopeful conclusion at the end. Political equality may actually increase this century in spite of all that we see today. This is because of the very discontentment people feel about today’s affairs. If young people can simply become more sociable and civic minded, we may be able to build a more fair society.
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November 3, 2025
Using this book as part the class that I am teaching in justice and conscience. Political equality may be the sine qua nono for productive conversations about justice
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January 25, 2016
درباره‌ی برابری سیاسی / رابرت آلن دال / تهران: فرهنگ صبا، چاپِ اول 1387
دموکراسی – برابری

مقدمه‌ی مترجم
«جهانگیر معینی علمداری»، در مقدمه‌ای شش صفحه‌ای نوشته است: «رابرت دال»، اندیشمندی بد شانس است. زیرا درباره‌ی وی تصویری «کلیشه‌ای» وجود داشته که مانعِ درکِ اندیشه‌های او شده است. تصویری کلیشه‌ای که او را مدافعِ نابرابری و توجیه‌گرِ نظامِ سرمایه‌داری معرفی می‌کند.
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Profile Image for Billie Pritchett.
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June 29, 2016
Robert Dahl's On Political Equality is a short book about the distance democratic countries are from being truly democratic. Dahl suggests that America, for instance, could grow to be more undemocratic as time goes by or Americans could revise the direction by pushing through more democratic agenda. It seems a little light in actual proposal, but I really enjoyed it nonetheless.
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