Democracy Without Enemies
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Democracy Without Enemies
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Author : Ulrich Beck
language : en
Publisher: Polity
Release Date : 1998-08-06
Democracy Without Enemies written by Ulrich Beck and has been published by Polity this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-08-06 with Political Science categories.
Up to now, modernization has always been conceived of, in contrast to the worlds of tradition and religion, as a liberation from the constraints of nature. What happens, however, if industrial society becomes a 'tradition' to itself? What if its own necessities, functional principles and fundamental concepts are undermined, broken up and demystified with the same ruthlessness as were the supposedly eternal truths of earlier epochs? These questions are the focus of Ulrich Beck's Democracy without Enemies. The conflict of the future, he argues, will no longer be between East and West, between communism and capitalism, but between the countries, regions and groups involved in primary modernization and those that are attempting to relativize and reform the project of modernity self-critically, based on their experience of it. The conflict of the future will be between the two modernities which will battle over the compatibility of survival and human rights for all citizens of the earth.
Historical Perspectives On Democracies And Their Adversaries
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Author : Joost Augusteijn
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-08-07
Historical Perspectives On Democracies And Their Adversaries written by Joost Augusteijn and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-07 with History categories.
This book historicizes the debate over how democratic regimes deal with anti-democratic groupings in society. Democracies across the world increasingly find themselves under threat from enemies, ranging from terrorists to parties and movements that undermine democratic institutions from within. This compilation of essays provides the first historical exploration of how democracies have dealt with such anti-democratic forces in their midst and how this impacted upon what democracy meant to all involved. From its inception in the nineteenth century, modern democratic politics has included fundamental debates over whether it is undemocratic and dangerous to ban parties with anti-democratic objectives and whether democracies should defend themselves, if necessary with violence, against perceived anti-democratic forces. This volume shows that implicit conceptions of democracy and democratic repertoires become explicit, fluid, and contested throughout these confrontations, not only within democratic parties, but also among their adversaries. Both sides have, at times, used force or limited the expression of ideas, thus blurring the lines between who is democratic and who is not.
The Inner Enemies Of Democracy
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Author : Tzvetan Todorov
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2015-06-01
The Inner Enemies Of Democracy written by Tzvetan Todorov and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-01 with Philosophy categories.
The political history of the twentieth century can be viewed as the history of democracy’s struggle against its external enemies: fascism and communism. This struggle ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet regime. Some people think that democracy now faces new enemies: Islamic fundamentalism, religious extremism and international terrorism and that this is the struggle that will define our times. Todorov disagrees: the biggest threat to democracy today is democracy itself. Its enemies are within: what the ancient Greeks called 'hubris'. Todorov argues that certain democratic values have been distorted and pushed to an extreme that serves the interests of dominant states and powerful individuals. In the name of ‘democracy’ and ‘human rights’, the United States and some European countries have embarked on a crusade to enlighten some foreign populations through the use of force. Yet this mission to ‘help’ others has led to Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo, to large-scale destruction and loss of life and to a moral crisis of growing proportions. The defence of freedom, if unlimited, can lead to the tyranny of individuals. Drawing on recent history as well as his own experience of growing up in a totalitarian regime, Todorov returns to examples borrowed from the Western canon: from a dispute between Augustine and Pelagius to the fierce debates among Enlightenment thinkers to explore the origin of these perversions of democracy. He argues compellingly that the real democratic ideal is to be found in the delicate, ever-changing balance between competing principles, popular sovereignty, freedom and progress. When one of these elements breaks free and turns into an over-riding principle, it becomes dangerous: populism, ultra-liberalism and messianism, the inner enemies of democracy.
Our Own Worst Enemy
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Author : Tom Nichols
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021
Our Own Worst Enemy written by Tom Nichols and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Political Science categories.
Introduction: Our own worst enemy -- A hunger for Apocalypse: the perils of peace and plenty -- The nicest people you'll ever dislike: when good neighbors are bad citizens -- "Is there no virtue among us?" Democracy in an age of rage and resentment -- System failure? Human suffering and the case against liberal democracy -- Hello, I hate you: how hyper-connection is destroying democracy -- Conclusion: Is there a road back?
Democracy And Its Elected Enemies
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Author : Steven Rosefielde
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-10-07
Democracy And Its Elected Enemies written by Steven Rosefielde and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-07 with Business & Economics categories.
This book provides an action plan for restoring 'true' democracy in which politicians only provide the services that people have voted for.
Democracy And Its Elected Enemies
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Author : Steven Rosefielde
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-02-05
Democracy And Its Elected Enemies written by Steven Rosefielde and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-05 with Democracy categories.
This book provides an action plan for restoring 'true' democracy in which politicians only provide the services that people have voted for.
No Enemies No Hatred
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Author : Xiaobo Liu
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2012-01-16
No Enemies No Hatred written by Xiaobo Liu and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-16 with Literary Collections categories.
When the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on December 10, 2010, its recipient, Liu Xiaobo, was in Jinzhou Prison, serving an eleven-year sentence for what Beijing called “incitement to subvert state power.” In Oslo, actress Liv Ullmann read a long statement the activist had prepared for his 2009 trial. It read in part: “I stand by the convictions I expressed in my ‘June Second Hunger Strike Declaration’ twenty years ago—I have no enemies and no hatred. None of the police who monitored, arrested, and interrogated me, none of the prosecutors who indicted me, and none of the judges who judged me are my enemies.” That statement is one of the pieces in this book, which includes writings spanning two decades, providing insight into all aspects of Chinese life. These works not only chronicle a leading dissident’s struggle against tyranny but enrich the record of universal longing for freedom and dignity. Liu speaks pragmatically, yet with deep-seated passion, about peasant land disputes, the Han Chinese in Tibet, child slavery, the CCP’s Olympic strategy, the Internet in China, the contemporary craze for Confucius, and the Tiananmen massacre. Also presented are poems written for his wife, Liu Xia, public documents, and a foreword by Václav Havel. This collection is an aid to reflection for Western readers who might take for granted the values Liu has dedicated his life to achieving for his homeland.
The Future And Its Enemies
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Author : Daniel Innerarity
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2012-07-25
The Future And Its Enemies written by Daniel Innerarity and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-25 with Philosophy categories.
Humans may be the only creatures conscious of having a future, but all too often we would rather not think about it. Likewise, our societies, unable to deal with radical uncertainty, do not make policies with a view to the long term. Instead, we suffer from a sense of powerlessness, collective irrationality, and perennial political discontent. In The Future and Its Enemies, Spanish philosopher Daniel Innerarity makes a plea for a new social contract that would commit us to moral and political responsibility with respect to future generations. He urges us to become advocates for the future in the face of enemies who, oblivious to the costs of modernization, press for endless and unproductive acceleration. His accessible book proposes a new way of confronting the unknown—one grounded in the calculation of risk. Declaring the classical right-left divide to be redundant, Innerarity presents his hopes for a renewed democracy and a politics that would find convincing ways to mediate between the priorities of the present, the heritage of the past, and the challenges that lie ahead.
The Civic Conversations Of Thucydides And Plato
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Author : Gerald M. Mara
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2008
The Civic Conversations Of Thucydides And Plato written by Gerald M. Mara and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Philosophy categories.
This book argues that classical political philosophy, represented in the works of Thucydides and Plato, is an important resource for both contemporary democratic political theory and democratic citizens. By placing the Platonic dialogues and Thucydides History in conversation with four significant forms of modern democratic theory the rational choice perspective, deliberative democratic theory, the interpretation of democratic culture, and postmodernism Gerald M. Mara contends that these classical authors are not enemies of democracy. Rather than arguing for the creation of a more encompassing theoretical framework guided by classical concerns, Mara offers readings that emphasize the need to focus critically on the purposes of politics, and therefore of democracy, as controversial yet unavoidable questions for political theory.
The Open Society And Its Enemies The High Tide Of Prophecy Hegel Marx And The Aftermath
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Author : Karl Raimund Popper
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
The Open Society And Its Enemies The High Tide Of Prophecy Hegel Marx And The Aftermath written by Karl Raimund Popper and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Capitalism categories.