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Author Rosanvallon, Pierre, 1948-

Title Counter-democracy : politics in an age of distrust / Pierre Rosanvallon ; translated by Arthur Goldhammer
Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2008
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Description 1 online resource (xii, 336 pages)
Series John Robert Seeley lectures ; 7
John Robert Seeley lectures ; 7.
Contents Vigilance, denunciation, evaluation -- The overseers -- The thread of history -- Legitimacy conflicts -- From the right of resistance to complex sovereignty -- Self-critical democracies -- Negative politics -- Historical references -- Almost legislators -- The preference for judgment -- The sense of powerlessness and symbols of depoliticization -- The populist temptation -- Lessons of unpolitical economy -- Conclusion: the modern mixed regime
Summary Democracy is established as a generally uncontested ideal, while regimes inspired by this form of government fall under constant criticism. Hence, the steady erosion of confidence in representatives that has become one of the major political issues of our time. Amidst these challenges, the paradox remains that while citizens are less likely to make the trip to the ballot box, the world is far from entering a phase of general political apathy. Demonstrations and activism abound in the streets, in cities across the globe and on the internet. Pierre Rosanvallon analyses the mechanisms used to register a citizen's expression of confidence or distrust, and then focuses on the role that distrust plays in democracy from both a historical and theoretical perspective. This radical shift in perspective uncovers a series of practices - surveillance, prevention, and judgement - through which society corrects and exerts pressure
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Translated from the French
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Subject Democracy.
Legitimacy of governments.
Political participation.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy.
Democracy.
Legitimacy of governments.
Political participation.
Democracy
Legitimacy of governments
Political participation
Democratie.
Politiek vertrouwen.
Politieke participatie.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780511465130
0511465130
0511464398
9780511464393
9780511755835
051175583X
Other Titles Contre-démocratie. English