Description: Agonistic DemocracyRethinking Political Institutions in Pluralist Times Author(s): Marie Paxton Format: Hardback Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom Imprint: Routledge ISBN-13: 9781138354043, 978-1138354043 Synopsis Agonistic Democracy explores how theoretical concepts from agonistic democracy can inform institutional design in order to mediate conflict in multicultural, pluralist societies. Drawing on the work of Foucault, Nietzsche, Schmitt and Arendt, Marie Paxton outlines the importance of their themes of public contestation, contingency and necessary interdependency for contemporary agonistic thinkers. Paxton then delineates three distinct approaches to agonistic democracy: David Owen's perfectionist agonism, Mouffe's adversarial agonism and William Connolly and James Tully's inclusive agonism. She demonstrates how each is fundamental to enabling citizens to cultivate better virtues for themselves and society (Owen), motivating democratic engagement (Mouffe) and enhancing relations of respect and understanding between conflicting citizens (Connolly and Tully). Situated within the context of a deeply polarised post-Trump America and post-Brexit Britain, this book reveals the need to rethink our approach to conflict mediation through democratic institutions. Pulling together insights from experimental research with deliberative democratic innovations, Paxton explores how agonistic theory might be institutionalised further. By discussing ways in which agonistic institutions might be developed to render democracy more virtuous, more engaging, and more inclusive, this book provides a unique resource for students of contemporary political theory.
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Book Title: Agonistic Democracy
Number of Pages: 186 Pages
Publication Name: Agonistic Democracy: Rethinking Political Institutions in Pluralist Times
Language: English
Publisher: Taylor & Francis LTD
Item Height: 229 mm
Subject: Politics
Publication Year: 2019
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 408 g
Subject Area: Political Science
Author: Marie Paxton
Item Width: 152 mm
Series: Routledge Advances in Democratic Theory
Format: Hardcover
