Aletta J Norval

Aversive Democracy

Inheritance and Originality in the Democratic Tradition

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Produktbeschreibung

A fresh insight into the complexities of democratic life and the emergence of new political claims.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9780521702683
• ISBN-10: 0521702682
• Artikelnr.: 22858269

Autorenporträt

Aletta J. Norval is Reader in Political Theory in the Department of Government at the University of Essex. She is the author of Deconstructing Apartheid Discourse (1996).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: towards an aversive account of democracy
1. Democracy, universalization and (dis)agreement
2. Democratic argumentation: rhetoric and imagination
3. Democratic identification and aspect change
4. Democratic subjectivity: the promise of democratic community
5. Conclusion: aversive democracy: exemplarity, imagination and passion.