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Em primeiro lugar, essa não é uma obra "acadêmica". Dahl escreveu essa obra com o objetivo de ser um manual introdutório aos elementos, instituições e importância da democracia. De início, Dahl apresenta onde surgiu e se desenvolveu a democracia.
Já na parte seguinte, o autor apresenta e discute os critérios para identificar uma democracia, como também as vantagens desse regime. Dahl encontra no valor da igualdade intrínseca o fundamento da democracia.
Em seguida, já na parte III, Dahl apresenta as instituições políticas necessárias para uma democracia em larga escala. Nesse ponto, o autor discute seu conceito de poliarquia. E argumenta que devido ao tamanho das nações modernas, só o regime representativo é possível para uma democracia. Ainda discute as variações nas constituições democráticas e sua importância, como também os modelos de sistemas eleitorais e de representação partidária.
Na última parte, o autor trata das condições essenciais e favoráveis à democracia e debate o que favorece e prejudica esse regime. O livro conta com uma lista de livros importantes sobre o regime democrático. É um bom "manual" introdutório, sem maiores pretensões acadêmicas.

A truly stultifying primer, devoid of evidence or illustration, and giving no sense of a field that might stretch beyond these assertions.

Written by the preeminent democratic theorist of our time, this book explains the nature, value, and mechanics of democracy. In a new introduction to this Veritas edition, Ian Shapiro considers how Dahl would respond to the ongoing challenges democracy faces in the modern world.

An apt book considering the democratic processes we’re watching unfurl right now, if you have been captured by the news and politics is your thing you interest you will fall headfirst into this book but if you’re looking for something light, this might not be right for you. A book in moments that can feel quite heavy, Dahl here gives you the reader on Democracy and walks you through the history of democracy and how it is put to use in the USA and globally.

A thorough walk through the differences between the ideal democracy and the reality of it, On Democracy is a book for those probably into or studying the area to get into as he explores the who, what, why of the subject and really explores interpretation of what we mean by the subject. For me it was an easy read with chapters that I got through pretty quickly as the writing isn’t terribly complicated and Dahl does a good job of making it interesting.

A great read if Politics is your interest, it makes it clear just what we need from democracy and leaves you wondering if we really have perfected it yet.

(I received an ARC from Netgalley for honest review).

“[…] se si viene esclusi dal governo dello stato, ci sono buone probabilità che i propri interessi non saranno considerati con la stessa attenzione degli interessi di coloro che hanno voce in capitolo. Se non hai voce, chi prenderà la parola per te? […]}

Like all history books we're forced to read, this was very dry, boring, and fact heavy. Don't tell my teacher but I really only read about 4 chapters before giving up.

robert dahls books are always on point.

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The book contents on its own are interesting. Dahl presents an intriguing theory on what fuels a democratic institution with prominent examples throughout; however, the way it is written came across rather dry. I often found myself reading and flipping pages, only to stop and wonder what I just read, forcing myself to go back and re-read certain chapters.

Very interesting. It is good textbook for everyone.

This was used as a reading in one of our online classes years ago. The book covers essential topics on democracy; the language used by the author in the discussion of concepts makes it a suitable read for anyone who wants to start learning about this particular form of government.

Excellent survey of a democratic approach to government. Dahl surveys the early history of democracy, presents an ideal democracy (which he sees as representative rather than direct), the various expressions of democracy in our world and, finally, the pros and cons of a free market economy vis-a-vis the vitality of democracy. Worth reading of any interested reader or student of political theory.