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OverviewLiberal 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Obed Frausto , Jason Powell , Sarah VitalePublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2020 Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9783030193409ISBN 10: 3030193403 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 22 August 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1 Introduction: The Weariness of DemocracyPart I Utopian Democracy 2 Utopia and Democracy 3 The Map of the World and the Coffin of Utopia 4 What Is Old and New in Our Democracies? Part II Radical Democracy 5 The Politics of Resentment: Job and Antigone at the Origin of Politics6 The Limits of Radical Democracy Part III Republican Democracy 7 Community Democracy 8 Republicanizing Democracy: An Antidote to Weariness? 9 Democracy, Disillusionment, and the New Social Question: A Discussion of the Mexican ExperiencePart IV Plural Democracy 10 White Democracy and the Foreigner: A Call for Plural Cultural Democracy11 Latin American Democracy in the Twenty-First Century: Between Crisis and Alternatives12 The Radical Integrity of Individual: An Existential Response to OppressionReviewsAuthor InformationObed 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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