Transformations of Democracy

Crisis, Protest and Legitimation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19911368
EditoresRobin Celikates (0009-0008-7663-0769), Regina Kreide (0000-0002-3948-0350), Tilo Wesche
Año2015
Páginas290
Fecha de publicación2015-01-01
Open AccessNo
TipoBOOK
RevistaTransformations of Democracy (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialRowman & Littlefield Publishers (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5771/9781783480906
OpenAlexW4401141455
Open LibraryOL29888872M
ISBN9781783480906
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas15

Is democracy in crisis? On the one hand, it seems to be decaying under the leadership of political elites who make decisions behind closed doors. On the other hand, citizens are taking to the streets to firmly assert their political participation across the globe. Drawing on a range of theoretical and empirical perspectives, this collection examines the multiple transformations which both the practice and the idea of democracy are undergoing today. It starts by questioning whether there is a crisis of democracy, or if part of this crisis lies in the inadequacy of social and political theory to describe current challenges. Exploring a range of violent and non-violent forms of resistance, the book goes on to ask how these are related to the arts, what form of civility they require and whether they undermine the functioning of institutions. In the final section of the book, the contributors examine the normative foundations of democratic practices and institutions, especially with regard to the tension between human rights and democracy and the special character of democratic authority

Democracy · Political science · Politics · Law · Political Economy and Marxism · Case studies · Civil disobedience · Protest movements · Social movements