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Aversive Democracy: Inheritance and Originality in the Democratic Tradition
Aletta J. Norval
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paperback. A fresh insight into the complexities of democratic life and the emergence of new political claims. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
The twenty-first century has brought a renewed interest in democratic theory and practices, creating a complicated relationship between time-honoured democratic traditions and new forms of political participation. Reflecting on this interplay between tradition and innovation, Aletta J. Norval offers fresh insights into the global complexities of the formation of democratic subjectivity, the difficult emergence and articulation of political claims, the constitution of democratic relations between citizens and the deepening of our democratic imagination. Aversive Democracy draws inspiration from a critical engagement with deliberative and post-structuralist models of democracy, whilst offering a distinctive reading inspired by contemporary work on the later ... Read more
The twenty-first century has brought a renewed interest in democratic theory and practices, creating a complicated relationship between time-honoured democratic traditions and new forms of political participation. Reflecting on this interplay between tradition and innovation, Aletta J. Norval offers fresh insights into the global complexities of the formation of democratic subjectivity, the difficult emergence and articulation of political claims, the constitution of democratic relations between citizens and the deepening of our democratic imagination. Aversive Democracy draws inspiration from a critical engagement with deliberative and post-structuralist models of democracy, whilst offering a distinctive reading inspired by contemporary work on the later ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521702683
SKU
V9780521702683
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About Aletta J. Norval
Aletta J. Norval is Reader in Political Theory in the Department of Government at the University of Essex. She is the author of Deconstructing Apartheid Discourse (1996).
Reviews for Aversive Democracy: Inheritance and Originality in the Democratic Tradition
'A profoundly thoughtful work that establishes Aletta Norval in the front rank of contemporary political theorists. Through a reciprocal elucidation of the insights and illusions of deliberative and post-structuralist approaches to democracy, Norval grounds a compelling argument for the value of a Wittgensteinian turn in democratic theory. Aversive Democracy promises to become a pivotal text for the future direction of ... Read more