Democracy Under Siege (eBook)

Don't Let Them Lock It Down!

Frank Furedi (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
168 Seiten
John Hunt Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-78904-629-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Challenging the claim that democracy is a means to an end rather than an important value in and of itself.

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Frank Furedi examines the frequent claim that democracy is a means to an end rather than an important value in and of itself. The prevalence of this sentiment in the current era is not surprising, given that the normative foundation for democracy is fragile, and there is little cultural valuation for this outlook. Until recently, virtually every serious commentator paid lip-service to democracy. However, in recent times the classical elitist disdain for democracy and for the moral and intellectual capacity of the electorate has acquired a powerful influence over public life. Democracy Under Siege outlines the long history of anti-democratic thought, explains why hostility to democracy has gained momentum in the current era, and offers a positive affirmation of the principle and the value of democracy.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.10.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Democracy, history of democracy, history, politics, political history, populism, anti-democracy, anti-democratic thought, war against democracy, the democratic ideal, consent without democracy, rehabilitation of democracy, the Enlightenment period, Baruch Spinoza, mass culture, political science, comparative politics, political ideologies, political psychology, sociology, political theory, sociopolitical science
• ISBN-10: 1-78904-629-7 / 1789046297
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78904-629-8 / 9781789046298