Democracy in What State?
Is it meaningful to call oneself a democrat? And if so, how do you interpret the word?In responding to this question, eight iconoclastic thinkers prove the rich potential of democracy, along with its critical weaknesses, and reconceive the practice to accommodate new political and cultural realities. Giorgio Agamben traces the tense history of constitutions and their coexistence with various governments. Alain Badiou contrasts current democratic practice with democratic communism. Daniel Bensaid ponders the institutionalization of democracy, while Wendy Brown discusses the democratization of society under neoliberalism. Jean-Luc Nancy measure…
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Weitere Autoren: Badiou, Alain / Bensaid, Daniel / Brown, Wendy / Nancy, Jean-Luc / Rancière, Jacques / Ross, Kristin / Zizek, Slavoj / Mccuaig, William (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-231-52708-8
- EAN: 9780231527088
- Produktnummer: 22655201
- Verlag: Columbia University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 15'859 KB
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Giorgio Agamben, Alain Badiou, Daniel Bensaid, Wendy Brown, Jean-Luc Nancy, Jacques Ranciere, Kristin Ross, and Slavoj Zizek. Translated by William McCuaig
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