Overview
Subjects the theory of radical democracy (sometimes known as agonistic pluralism) to an empirical test of its viability
Fills a gap in existing literature on the analysis of radical democracy's real-world manifestations rather than its theoretical weaknesses
Considers 4 historical case studies: Croatia 1990-1995, Thailand 2005-2014, Singapore 1945-1970 and France 1968
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
Keywords
- radical democracy
- radical politics
- Croatian independence
- Thailand
- Singaporean independence
- hegemonic authoritarianism
- post-politics
- May 68
- French workers movement
- Charles de Gaulle
- crackdown
- protest
- civil war
- insurrection
- revolution
- extra-parliamentary politics
- political equality
- political contingency
- egitimate protest
- political space
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Reviews
“Ambitious yet accessibly written, this book is a novel and much-needed intervention that offers a carefully elaborated argument on the empirical viability of the radical democratic framework.” (Katarzyna Jezierska, Lecturer, Department of Law, Economics, Statistics, and Politics, University College West, Sweden)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
David Matijasevich is Instructor in the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University, Canada. He received his PhD in Political Science from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada in 2015. His interests lie at the crossroads of comparative politics and political theory, particularly contemporary democratic theory and practice and state-civil society relations.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Radical Democracy and Its Limits
Authors: David Matijasevich
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23014-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-23013-5Published: 06 September 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-23016-6Published: 06 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-23014-2Published: 26 August 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 308
Topics: Political Philosophy, Political Theory, Democracy