Theorizing Democracy and Violence
The Case of Northern Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10830581 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adrian Little (0000-0003-1401-238X) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 111 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | THEORIA An International Journal for Theory History and Foundations of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0495-4548 • E-ISSN: 2171-679X |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/004058106780446467 |
| OpenAlex | W2029860971 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article examines the concept of violence in contemporary political theory focusing in particular on the possibility of rethinking the relationship between violence and democracy. Rather than seeing democracy and violence as contrasting concepts, it argues that democratic societies have always been founded on the basis of violent engagement at some level. And, of course, the modern state has always claimed the legitimate use of force as a key ingredient in its authority. The article contends that many contemporary democratic discourses have lost sight of the integral relationship between democracy and violence. Indeed it is frequently the case that discourses of democracy are couched in ethical terms as the obverse of violence. Ironically, this trend is often most apparent where societies are either making a transition to democracy or where a process of conflict transformation is taking place. The limitations of these approaches for our understanding of violence and democracy will be outlined in this article through an examination of contemporary political developments in Northern Ireland
Criminology · Democracy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Irish and British Studies · Law · Political Theology and Sovereignty
The Lesser Evil
The Politics of Community
The State of Democratic Theory
How Violence Breeds Violence
The Logic of Violence
Two Concepts of Violence
Political Skills or Lying and Manipulation? The Choreography of the Northern Ireland Peace Process
Multiculturalism, Diversity and Liberal Egalitarianism in Northern Ireland
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2019 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |