Pluralism in Political Analysis

The theory of democratic pluralism has long provided the dominant ideal and description of politics in industrial societies with competing party systems

Francis A. O'Connell

Preface I. The Critique of Pluralist Theory 1: The Challenge to Pluralist Theory: William E. Connolly 2: The Cosmology of Arthur F. Bentley: Myron Q. Hale 3: Two Faces of Power: Peter Bachrach and Morton S. Baratz II. Toward a New Diagnosis 4: Power to Do What?: Andrew Hacker 5: The Public Philosophy: Interest-Group Liberalism: Theodore Lowi 6: Is There a Military-Industrial Complex which Prevents Peace?: Consensus and Countervailing Power in Pluralistic Systems: Marc Pilisuk and Thomas Hayden III. Standards and Strategies of Change 7: The Public Interest: Brian Barry 8: Human Nature and Participatory Democracy / Participatory Democracy: Ten Years Later: Arnold S. Kaufman 9: The Politics of Social Change: The Relevance of Democratic Approaches: David Kettler Selected Bibliography Index