Democracy Against the Odds
In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 72, Heft 2, S. 282-284
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In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 72, Heft 2, S. 282-284
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In: Series of dissertations submitted to the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Univ. of Oslo 35
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In: Torfing , J & Winsvold , M 2020 , Demokratiparadokset. Hvordan styre et folk som skal styre seg selv? i A Røiseland & S I Vabo (red) , Folkevalgt og politisk leder . Cappelen Damm Akademisk , Oslo , s. 120–145 . https://doi.org/10.23865/noasp.80.ch5
In this chapter we discuss what we have conceptualized as "the paradox of democracy", pointing to the conflict between the idea of the sovereign people on one side, and the idea that democracies need representatives and political leaders, on the other. The chapter gives an overview of democratic arrangements that encourage direct participation, including arrangements that feed into and support and arrangements that challenge the representative system. Furthermore, the chapter provides examples of arrangements that actively and intentionally link together representation and direct participation. Lastly, we discuss how the tension between participatory practices and representative democracy can be solved. In a brief and subsequent chapter, a Norwegian Mayor reflects on the conflict between representation and direct participation.
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In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 65, Heft 3, S. 157-163
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A review essay on books by (1) Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, Imperiet (Oslo: Spartacus [2000], 2005); (2) Michael Hardt and Anotnio Negri, Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of Empire (New York: Penguin [2004], 2005).
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Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to the Chinese democracy activist Liu Xiaobo was received well internationally, but also raised a fair amount of criticism. Even if giving the peace prize to a democracy activist is more in line with Alfred Nobel's original intent than giving it to an environmentalist, Mr. Xiaobo is also undermining the Chinese stability and therefore threatening the country's internal peace. Some critics have also argued that the Nobel committee went again after a popular media personality, whose selection is not going to change the direction of a large populous country. Another problem is that the Nobel peace prize committee consists of Norwegian politicians and therefore the award is often seen as an extension of Norwegian foreign policy. L. Pitkaniemi
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In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 66, Heft 4, S. 633-644
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Discusses the history and development of democracy and freedom in China from Mao Zedong to Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. During Mao's regime the Chinese people lacked every freedom from travel to the freedom of speech in their own homes, and as late as 1989 the Tiananmen Square protests were brutally ended by the regime. Since then China has freed its economy and by the early 21st century Chinese people enjoy the right to select their local leaders, to live in any community they like, and to communicate freely with each other. However the highest party officials are still above criticism and the media is censored. L. Pitkaniemi
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Introduces sports aid and sports organizations as a form of foreign policy that demands more attention from political scientists. In Norway, a redefinition (1972-1973) of culture provided sports a political arena for the first time, which eventually expanded into the foreign aid territory and thus became a part of overall foreign policy. A similar kind of shift has taken place internationally as the UN declared year 2005 as "The International Year of Sport and Physical Education". The main goal for Norwegian sports aid is to enhance peace and democracy by providing opportunities for the people to engage in sporting activities by mainly building sporting infrastructure. A case study of this policy in action is provided. L. Pitkaniemi