Democracy and Social Rights

A Path Toward Equality?

Larry Patriquin

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Routledge
16 June 2025

Social & political philosophy; Political science & theory; Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies; Political structures: democracy; International relations

Series: Routledge Studies in Democratic Crisis

Inequality is everywhere, while at the same time, “representative democracy” is under attack. This book considers what we are doing wrong and how we can put it right. The author argues that our inability to create and entrench social rights, which would help make societies more equal, is rooted in the structures of our political institutions and concludes that our politics, regardless of the presence of elections, cannot carry the mantle democratic. This is why substantial social rights are almost nowhere to be seen, especially in “liberal” welfare regimes like the United States and the United Kingdom. The main lesson is that all social-change activists must make the creation of democracy a priority, because without new institutions most of their activism will prove futile. If there are no meaningful changes to our political systems, then decades from now, despite our brilliant blueprints for reform and our frequent marches in the streets, people will find themselves in familiar surroundings, in the same places we are today.

By: Larry Patriquin
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 390g
ISBN: 9781041025047
ISBN 10: 1041025041
Series: Routledge Studies in Democratic Crisis
Pages: 116
Publication Date: 16 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Poor Relief and Welfare States 2 The Failure of Social Rights 3 Representation and “Democracy” 4 Dēmokratia and Oligarchy 5 A Path Toward Equality? Conclusion Index

Larry Patriquin spent twenty‑five years as a professor in the Department of Social Welfare and Social Development at Nipissing University, North Bay, Ontario, Canada. He is the author of a number of books, including Permanent Citizens’ Assemblies: A New Model for Public Deliberation and Economic Equality and Direct Democracy in Ancient Athens.

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