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9783030193409: The Weariness of Democracy: Confronting the Failure of Liberal Democracy
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ISBN 10 : 3030193403 ISBN 13 : 9783030193409
Editeur : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2019

Synopsis

Liberal democracy today, having aligned itself with capitalism, is producing a generalized feeling of weariness and disillusionment with government among the citizenry of many countries. Because of a decades-long march of globalized capitalism, economic oligarchies have gained oppressive levels of political power, and as a result, the economic needs of many people around the world have been neglected. It then becomes essential to remember that our ability to change society emerges from our power to formulate different questions; or, in this case, alternative understandings of democracy. This book draws together a variety of alternative theories of democracies in a quest to expose readers to a selection of the most exciting and innovative new approaches to politics today. The consideration of these leading alternative conceptualizations of democracy is important, as it is now common to see xenophobic and racist rhetoric using the platform of liberal democracy to threaten ideasof plurality, diversity, equality, and economic justice. In looking at four different models of democracy (utopian democracy, radical democracy, republican democracy, and plural democracy) this book argues that encounters with alternate conceptualizations of democracy is necessary if citizens and scholars are going to understand the constellation of possibilities that exist for inclusive, plural, economically equal, and just societies.

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À propos de l'auteur

Obed Frausto is Assistant Professor of Honors Humanities at Ball State University, USA.

Jason Powell is Assistant Professor of Honors Humanities at Ball State University, USA.

Sarah Vitale is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Ball State University, USA.


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Éditeur
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3030193403
ISBN 13 
9783030193409
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
228
Éditeur
Frausto Obed, Powell Jason, Vitale Sarah
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