Democratic Theorists in Conversation: Turns in Contemporary ThoughtDemocracy has changed considerably in recent years to the extent that our contemporary understanding differs greatly from long-held democratic values. In this collection, renowned democratic theorists from Noam Chomsky to Francis Fukuyama give their thoughts on 'new democratic theory' and its implications for the study and practice of democracy. |
Contents
The Impossibility of Knowing Democracy | |
The Changing History of Democracy | |
The Cultural Turn in New Democratic Theory | |
Questions about the New Democratic Theory | |
Twists of Democratic Governance | |
Certain Turns of Modernity in Democratic Theory | |
Democracy among the Bees | |
Shapes of the Frontier | |
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Democratic Theorists in Conversation: Turns in Contemporary Thought J. Gagnon No preview available - 2014 |
Democratic Theorists in Conversation: Turns in Contemporary Thought J. Gagnon No preview available - 2014 |
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