01374nam a2200301 a 4500 EDZ0000054802 StDuBDS 20150804193921.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 120110s2011 nyua fo| 001 0 eng|d 9780199918997 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS JF799 320.01 23 Ansell, Christopher K., 1957- Pragmatist democracy [electronic resource] : evolutionary learning as public philosophy / Christopher Ansell. New York : Oxford University Press, c2011. 1 online resource (xi, 280 p.) : ill. Here, Chris Ansell begins with a theory of the concept and then explains why the approach is ideal for addressing today's governance problems. Ansell argues that wishing away bureaucracy will not do given what we know about the indispensible role of institutions in contemporary governance. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index. Political participation Philosophy. Public administration Philosophy. Pragmatism. Print version 9780199772438 Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199772438.001.0001 36601 36601