Sharing democracy
Ferguson, Michaele L.
1973-
creator
text
nyu
New York
Oxford
Oxford University Press
2012
monographic
eng
1 online resource (xi, 208 p.)
Democratic theorists frequently assume that the 'people' must have something in common, or else democracy will fail. This produces an ironically anti-democratic tendency to emphasize the passive possession of commonality. Sharing Democracy counters this tendency with a radical vision of democracy grounded instead in the active exercise of political freedom.
specialized
Michaele L. Ferguson.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Democracy
Philosophy
Group identity
Political aspects
Identity politics
Identity (Philosophical concept)
Agent (Philosophy)
JC423 .F433 2012
321.8
9780199980413 (ebook) :
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199921584.001.0001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199921584.001.0001
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