Democratic Voice

Popular Sovereignty in Conditions of Pluralisation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6235081
AutoresMichael Crozier (Murdoch University), Michael P Crozier, Adrian Little (0000-0003-1401-238X, The University of Melbourne)
Año2012
Volumen47
Número3
Páginas333-346
Fecha de publicación2012-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10361146.2012.704002
OpenAlexW2112434008
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas21

Taking the aftermath of the 2010 Australian election as its backdrop, this article examines the shifting character of democratic expression in contemporary democratic polities. Increasing societal pluralisation along with the growing professionalisation of political elites poses significant challenges to prevailing models of representative democracy. Key questions arise about the status of popular sovereignty as traditional conduits of democratic voice struggle to register and mediate new and highly differentiated interests, values and demands. The article problematises this issue simultaneously as a conceptual reformulation of democratic theory and as an analytical investigation of the reorientation of political practice

Character (mathematics · Democracy · Democratization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Popular sovereignty · Sociology · Sovereignty · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Political theory and Gramsci · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics