Some Problems of Political Representation in Lawrence Hamilton’sFreedom is Power
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6379703 |
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| Authors | James Furner (0000-0001-8839-9930, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 13-24 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Representation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4893 • E-ISSN: 1749-4001 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00344893.2017.1346873 |
| OpenAlex | W2730684370 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
Lawrence Hamilton’s Freedom is Power (FiP) argues that existing representative democracies must be radically reformed to empower citizens to overcome domination. This paper assesses FiP’s claims for the unavoidability of political representation, and for the desirability of the political representation it recommends. Can the reforms it recommends enable political representation to manifest and promote freedom, as FiP conceives freedom, or allow political representation to overcome domination, as it conceives domination
Degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry · Democracy · Political economy · Political freedom · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Representation (politics · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Political Theory and Influence
| Highly cited | No |
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