The Trouble with Democracy: Political Modernity in the 21st Century

By placing political condition of our time in its long-term historical context, this book radically reconsiders key issues of political thought and gives you a comparative exploration of the current experiences of democracy in several world-regions.

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii
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Contents
pp iii-iv
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Acknowledgements
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List of Contributors
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1 - Introduction: Re-Interpreting Democracy for Our Time
pp 1-18
- By Gerard Rosich, University of Barcelona, Peter Wagner, University of Barcelona
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2 - Autonomy in and between Polities: Democracy and the Need for Collective Political Selves
pp 19-49
- By Gerard Rosich, University of Barcelona
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3 - Rethinking ‘Modern’ Democracy: Political Modernity and Constituent Power
pp 50-89
- By Andreas Kalyvas, New York
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4 - Democratic Surplus and Democracy-in-Failing: On Ancient and Modern Self-Cancellation of Democracy
pp 90-109
- By Nathalie Karagiannis, Liverpool University Press
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5 - Setbacks of Women's Emancipation (Condition, Consequence, Measure and Ruse)
pp 110-120
- By Geneviève Fraisse, National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Paris
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6 - Political Modernity, Democracy and State–Society Relations in Latin America: A New Socio-Historical Problématique?
pp 121-147
- By Manuel A. Garretón, University of Chile
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7 - Communitarian Cosmopolitanism: Argentina's Recuperated Factories, Neoliberal Globalisation and Democratic Citizenship. An Arendtian Perspective
pp 148-184
- By Carlos A. Forment, Universidad Nacional General Sarmiento, Buenos Aires
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8 - Middle-Classing in Roodepoort: Unexpected Sites of Post-Apartheid ‘Community’
pp 185-211
- By Ivor Chipkin, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
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9 - Democracy and Capitalism in Europe, Brazil and South Africa
pp 212-232
- By Peter Wagner, University of Barcelona
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10 - From Realism to Activism: A Critique of Resignation in Political Theory
pp 233-248
- By Lea Ypi, Australian National University
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11 - The World as We Find It: A Suggestion for a Democratic Theory for Our Times
pp 249-267
- By Tracy B. Strong, University of California, San Diego
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12 - Epilogue: Democracy as Capacity for Self-Transformation
pp 268-280
- By Gerard Rosich, University of Barcelona, Peter Wagner, University of Barcelona
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Index
pp 281-286
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Political Modernity in the 21st Century

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iv

Acknowledgements
pp v-v

List of Contributors
pp vi-x

1 - Introduction: Re-Interpreting Democracy for Our Time
pp 1-18

2 - Autonomy in and between Polities: Democracy and the Need for Collective Political Selves
pp 19-49

3 - Rethinking ‘Modern’ Democracy: Political Modernity and Constituent Power
pp 50-89

4 - Democratic Surplus and Democracy-in-Failing: On Ancient and Modern Self-Cancellation of Democracy
pp 90-109

5 - Setbacks of Women's Emancipation (Condition, Consequence, Measure and Ruse)
pp 110-120

6 - Political Modernity, Democracy and State–Society Relations in Latin America: A New Socio-Historical Problématique?
pp 121-147

7 - Communitarian Cosmopolitanism: Argentina's Recuperated Factories, Neoliberal Globalisation and Democratic Citizenship. An Arendtian Perspective
pp 148-184

8 - Middle-Classing in Roodepoort: Unexpected Sites of Post-Apartheid ‘Community’
pp 185-211

9 - Democracy and Capitalism in Europe, Brazil and South Africa
pp 212-232

10 - From Realism to Activism: A Critique of Resignation in Political Theory
pp 233-248

11 - The World as We Find It: A Suggestion for a Democratic Theory for Our Times
pp 249-267

12 - Epilogue: Democracy as Capacity for Self-Transformation
pp 268-280

Index
pp 281-286

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