Deep Democracy: Community, Diversity, and Transformation

by Judith M. Green

Deeply understood, democracy is more than a "formal" institutional framework for which America provides the model, acting as a preferable alternative to the modern totalitarian regimes that have distorted social life around the world. At its core, as John Dewey understood, democracy is a realistic ideal, a desired and desirable future possibility that is yet-to-be. In this period of global crises in differing cultures, a shared environment, and an increasingly globalized political economy, this book provides a clear contemporary articulation of deep democracy that can guide an evolutionary deepening of democratic institutions, of habits of the heart, and of the processes of education and social inquiry that support them.

Genres: Politics

264 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Colin Bruce Anthes · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm afraid Dr. Green is not the best with prose, and some of her paragraph-long sentences are penned in grad schoolese. As a piece of curriculum, however, this is a strong collection on an important theme. I don't know that I'd recommend reading it exactly, but scanning it for the quotations is a splendid idea.