The Two Faces of Democracy
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-762389-3 (ISBN)
In The Two Faces of Democracy, Mary F. (Molly) Scudder and Stephen K. White present an analysis of these two stances, the deliberative and agonistic models of democracy, arguing that neither is adequate on its own. The deliberative model emphasizes reasoned discussion, but some worry that this discounts structures of injustice that distort civil deliberation. The agonistic model prioritizes contestation and conflict, but this prime orientation to defeating political antagonists risks corroding our commitment to normative democratic restraints, like fairness. In developing an understanding of the moral core of democracy, Scudder and White show that these two faces of democratic life each have a significant, but constrained, role to play in a more capacious comprehension of what our democratic commitments require of us. An original and timely contribution to democratic theory, Scudder and White illuminate the tensional congruence of these two faces of democracy, and, in doing so, argue for the importance of both models in the current struggle for a healthy democratic future.
Mary F. Scudder is Associate Professor of Political Science at Purdue University. She is the author of Beyond Empathy and Inclusion: The Challenge of Listening in Democratic Deliberation. Mary F. (Molly) Scudder is also an Associate of the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the University of Canberra, Australia. Stephen K. White is James Hart Professor of Politics Emeritus and Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia. He is the author of six books in the areas of democratic theory, critical theory, and modern political thought.
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: The Challenge of Imagining Democracy Today
2. The Deliberative Turn and U-Turn in Democratic Theory
3. The Deliberative Face
4. The Agonistic Face
5. Re-envisioning the Core of Democracy
6. An Exemplary Scene of the Moral Equality of Voice
7. Conclusion: The Communicative Model of Democracy
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 25.03.2023 |
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| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 235 x 157 mm |
| Gewicht | 327 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-762389-1 / 0197623891 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-762389-3 / 9780197623893 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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