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"Written shortly after the formation of Charter 77, the essays in this collection are among the most original and compelling pieces of political writing to have emerged from central and Eastern Europe during the whole of the post-war period. Václav Havel's essay provides the title for the book. It was read by all the contributors who in turn responded to the many questions which Havel raises about the potential power of the powerless. The essays explain the anti-democratic features and limits of Soviet-type totalitarian systems of power. They discuss such concepts as ideology, democracy, civil liberty, law and the state from a perspective which is radically different from that of people living in liberal western democracies. The authors also discuss the prospects for democratic change under totalitarian conditions. Steven Lukes' introduction provides an invaluable political and historical context for these writings. The authors represent a very broad spectrum of democratic opinion, including liberal, conservative and socialist"--From Google Books.

Se ofrece una reflexión sobre el complejo contexto político español desde la propuesta de la democracia monitorizada. Los resultados muestran la consolidación de heterogéneos procesos de escrutinio público a través del uso del potencial ofrecido por las TIC. ; This article aims to reflect on the complex political context of Spain using the monitory democracy framework. The results indicate the consolidation of heterogeneous processes of public scrutiny through the exploitation of the potential offered by the ICT.

Analysing the current political context in Spain is a major challenge to political theory. Spain is experiencing the accumulation of trends that in recent years have focused the attention of most theorists and political scientists: discrediting of the major parties, falling numbers of party members, disaffection, etc. In parallel, this trend has been accompanied by citizen mobilisations that, since 15 May 2011, are manifest in numerous channels and strategies. The aim of this paper was to analyse the complex Spanish context from the monitory democracy proposal. The results show how in recent years processes of public scrutiny have been consolidated through a range of citizen initiatives. The study offers an in-depth analysis of the main characteristics of the most notable cases and monitoring initiatives, and also reflects on their democratising potential. ; El análisis del contexto político actual en España es un reto importante para la teoría política. España está experimentando la acumulación de tendencias que en años recientes han centrado la atención de la mayor parte de teóricos y científicos políticos: desacreditación de los principales partidos, caída del número de miembros de los partidos, desafección, etc. Paralelamente, esta tendencia se ha visto acompañada por movilizaciones ciudadanas que, desde el 15 de mayo de 2011, son manifiestas en numerosos canales y estrategias. El objetivo de este documento es analizar el complejo contexto español desde la propuesta de democracia monitorizada. Los resultados muestran que en años recientes se han consolidado los procesos de escrutinio público mediante una serie de iniciativas ciudadanas. El estudio ofrece un análisis en profundidad de las principales características de los casos e iniciativas de monitorización más notables, y reflexiona también sobre su potencial democratizador.

This is a summary and continuation of an important debate begun at the last CSP conference in Sheffield. Drawing on their recent book, 'After Full Employment' (reviewed in this issue), John Keane and John Owens argue that a return to the post-war policy of full male employment is neither feasible nor desirable. They propose instead the redistribution of work together with a guaranteed income for all. Michael Rustin disputes all this. Full employment, he argues, can be restored if an appropriate political strategy is pursued; to divorce income from work on the other hand is ethically unattractive and politically and economically unwork able. Keane and Owens will reply in the next issue of CSP,