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Having organized neighborhood discussion groups before World War I, Follett traces the dynamics she noticed in these forums and develops some core concepts useful for those working on questions of public deliberation today. She also shows how deliberation informs debates that raged in political theory during her own era. She discusses the works of pluralists (Harold Laski), idealists (T. H. Green and Bernard Bosanquet), and pragmatists (William James) and makes important arguments about the relationship between socialism and democracy. Her work is marked by rigorous thinking about the implications of democratic principles as they relate to political and socioeconomic organization. This book articulates the formation of a "new state" growing out of the local activities of citizens and renews the American idea of ""federalism"" in order to balance local activities and national purposes. By doing this, Follett leaves us with a pathbreaking work that demands more attention today. With preliminary essays by Benjamin Barber and Jane Mansbridge, plus a historical introduction provided by Kevin Mattson, this reissued edition will be of use to scholars and activists who are currently working on issues of democratic participation, civic education, and public deliberation.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Politics & government Political control & freedoms

• Full title: New State
• Author: Mary Parker Follett
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448
• EAN: 9780271030234
• ISBN: 0271030232
• ID: 04047835
• Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
• Weight: 590 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 24 mm
• Date of publishing: 15. September 1998

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