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Democracy in Spite of the Demos
- From Arendt to the Frankfurt School
Engelsk Paperback
Democracy in Spite of the Demos
- From Arendt to the Frankfurt School
Engelsk Paperback

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The value of democracy is taken for granted today, even by those interested in criticizing the fundamental structures of society. Things would be better, the argument goes, if only things were more democratic. The word “democracy” means “the power of the people,” and scholars with a critical and progressive outlook often invoke this meaning as a way of justifying the honorific status accorded to the term: the power of the people to resist racism, sexism, imperialism, climate change, etc. But if the people have the power to resist these structures of domination and inequality, they also have the power to reinforce them. By treating democracy as an end in itself, political theorists of a critical bent overwhelmingly assume that the demos, if given the opportunity, will advance progressive or even radical politics. But given the recent successes of right-wing populism, and the persistence of pathological views such as climate skepticism, is this assumption still warranted? If not, then can democracy really save us?
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
194
ISBN-13:
9781538148174
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
153814817X
Udg. Dato:
15 mar 2022
Længde:
15mm
Bredde:
154mm
Højde:
219mm
Forlag:
Rowman & Littlefield
Oplagsdato:
15 mar 2022
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