Sharing democracy / Michaele L. Ferguson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferguson, Michaele L., 1973-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Philosophy.

Democracy.

Group identity--Political aspects.

Group identity.

Identity politics.

Identity (Philosophical concept).

Agent (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

xi, 208 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]

Summary:

Democratic Theorists Frequently Assume that the "People" Must have Something in Common, or else democracy will fail. This produces an ironically antidemocratic tendency to emphasize the passive possession of commonality. Sharing Democracy counters this tendency with a radical vision of democracy grounded instead in the active exercise of political freedom. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: "we are all Egypt"

The allure of commonality

Sharing the world in common with others

Imagining the demos: sharing identity in feminist and democratic theory

Politicizing the demos: sharing affect as self-conscious world-building

Pluralizing the demos: sharing agency and the dilemma of democratic exclusion

"This is what democracy looks like": protests as democratic imaginary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199921584

019992158X

9780199921607

0199921601

OCLC:

775271603