Why Democracy Is Oppositional / John Medearis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Medearis, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Equality.

Opposition (Political science).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

John Medearis argues that democracies face challenges which go beyond civic lethargy and unreasonable debate. Democracy is inherently a fragile state of affairs because citizens create the very institutions that overwhelm them. Hostile threats are the product of their own collective activities, and preserving democracy will always entail struggle.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

1. The Ironic Place of Movements in Democratic Theory

2. Episodes in the History of Alienation and Democratic Theory

3. A Contemporary Theory of Alienation

4. Oppositional Democracy

5. Contesting the Welfare State

Epilogue. On Alienation and the Contemporary Security State

Notes

References

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Pilot project,eBook available to selected US libraries only

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Mrz 2018)

ISBN:

0-674-28662-6

OCLC:

1029829697