Aversive Democracy
Subtitle: Inheritance and Originality in the Democratic Tradition
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 29, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780521702683
Subjects: Political science & theory; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; History & Theory - General; Political Science / History & Theory
Description: "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 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 work which reorients democratic theory, elucidating the character of the commitments we engage in when we participate in democratic life together."--Jacket.