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Author Norval, Aletta J.

Title Aversive democracy : inheritance and originality in the democratic tradition / Aletta J. Norval
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2007

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Contents Introduction : towards an aversive account of democracy -- Democracy, universalization and (dis)agreement -- Democratic argumentation : rhetoric and imagination -- Democratic identification and aspect change -- Democratic subjectivity : the promise of democratic community -- Conclusion : aversive democracy : exemplarity, imagination and passion
Summary The twenty-first century has brought a renewed interest in democratic theory and practices, creating a complicated relationship between time-honoured democratic traditions and new forms of political participation. Reflecting on this interplay between tradition and innovation, Aletta J. Norval offers fresh insights into the global complexities of the formation of democratic subjectivity, the difficult emergence and articulation of political claims, the constitution of democratic relations between citizens and the deepening of our democratic imagination. Aversive Democracy draws inspiration from a critical engagement with deliberative and post-structuralist models of democracy, whilst offering a distinctive reading inspired by contemporary work on the later Wittgenstein. This is a creative and insightful work which reorients democratic theory, elucidating the character of the commitments we engage in when we participate in democratic life together
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-229) and index
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Subject Democracy.
Democracy -- Philosophy
Political participation.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy.
Democracy
Democracy -- Philosophy
Political participation
Demokratie
Democratie.
Politieke theorie.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780511457197
0511457197
9780511490316
0511490313
9780511453175
0511453175