%0 Generic %1 Walker03 %A Walker, Brian %D 2003 %J Canadian Journal of Political Science %K Alexander KalDesignResearch design designpatterns emdp mathgamespatterns patterns political science theory %P 1053-1072 %R 10. 1017 / S 0008423903778962 %T Christopher Alexander on Democratic Theory and the Built Environment %U http://www.natureoforder.com/library/brian-walker.htm %V 36 %X This article concerns the political ramifications of character-giving, the work we do intensifying our ideals in the environments and populations around us. The premise here is that strategies of character-giving are just as crucial to the construction of a well-ordered society as the promotion of justice or stability. This theme is explored through an examination of the works of Christopher Alexander, a modern urban planner who shares many of the concerns of contemporary political science. Alexander's central project is to learn how to bring a more humane and democratic character to the modern cityscape. This kind of "reconstructive" humanism might be seen as a fitting model for renewal in political science

@misc{Walker03, abstract = {This article concerns the political ramifications of character-giving, the work we do intensifying our ideals in the environments and populations around us. The premise here is that strategies of character-giving are just as crucial to the construction of a well-ordered society as the promotion of justice or stability. This theme is explored through an examination of the works of Christopher Alexander, a modern urban planner who shares many of the concerns of contemporary political science. Alexander's central project is to learn how to bring a more humane and democratic character to the modern cityscape. This kind of "reconstructive" humanism might be seen as a fitting model for renewal in political science}, added-at = {2006-12-29T11:43:16.000+0100}, author = {Walker, Brian}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/26caba04cc177d50ecea93b112f44c0d9/yish}, doi = {10. 1017 / S 0008423903778962}, howpublished = {Cambridge University Press }, institution = {The Canadian Political Science Association(}, interhash = {6e99e09f60a00df4a03d362f3a6c73b2}, intrahash = {6caba04cc177d50ecea93b112f44c0d9}, journal = {Canadian Journal of Political Science}, keywords = {Alexander KalDesignResearch design designpatterns emdp mathgamespatterns patterns political science theory}, pages = {1053-1072}, timestamp = {2007-09-09T13:51:36.000+0200}, title = {Christopher Alexander on Democratic Theory and the Built Environment}, url = {http://www.natureoforder.com/library/brian-walker.htm}, volume = 36, year = 2003 }