The Eclipse Of The Demos

Author : Kyong-Min Son
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780700629206

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The Eclipse of the Demos by Kyong-Min Son Pdf

As populism presaging authoritarianism surges worldwide and political rights and civil liberties erode, pundits, politicians, and political scientists agree: democracy is in crisis. But where many blame the rise of neoliberalism, Kyong-Min Son suggests that a longer historical perspective is in order. His book, The Eclipse of the Demos, traces the crisis of democracy back to a fateful transformation of democratic theory during the Cold War, when the idea of the demos—a public body configured for the common good—gave way to a view of democracy as an instrument used by individuals to serve their private interests. While the postwar pressures of totalitarianism and communism did not directly cause this transformation, Son contends that they did activate instrumental democracy’s three constitutive motifs: fear of the masses, faith in rational systemic management, and an ambivalence about the relationship between capitalism and democracy. Forged of these elements drawn from disparate intellectual traditions, instrumental democracy displaced a citizenry disposed to judge competing public claims according to the principles of the common good and political equality. In the instrumental model, citizens are seen as consumers whose political claims are equivalent—simply because each is willing to pay the same price: a vote. It is this transactional view of democracy, Son argues, that led to the unchallenged dominance of finance capital and growing social divisions that have fueled the rise of neoliberalism. The Eclipse of the Demos envisions an answer to our present predicament: a democracy that rests on a demos engaging in collective inquiry and judgment rather than on a group of individuals concerned exclusively with their private welfare. By providing a clearer understanding of democracy before neoliberalism, this book begins the hard work of realizing that vision.

Author : Tim Frey
Publisher : Tim Frey
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Hypermodelling by Tim Frey Pdf

Author : Seungsook Moon
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780231558938

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Civic Activism in South Korea by Seungsook Moon Pdf

In recent decades, neoliberalism has transformed South Korean society, going far beyond simply restructuring the economy. In response, a number of civic organizations that emerged from the democratization movement with a conscious emphasis on social change have sought to address socioeconomic and political problems caused or aggravated by the neoliberal transformation. Examining how “citizens’ organizations” in South Korea negotiate with the market and neoliberal governance, Seungsook Moon offers new ways to understand the intricate relationship between democracy and neoliberalism as modes of ruling. She provides in-depth qualitative studies of three different types of organizations: a large national advocacy organization run by professional staff activists, two medium-size local branches of a national feminist organization run by mostly volunteer activists, and a small local organization run by volunteer activists with a focus on foreign migrants. Bringing together these rich empirical cases with deft theoretical analysis, Moon argues that neoliberalism and democracy are entwined in complex ways. Although neoliberalism undermines democratic practices of social equality by shrinking or destroying public resources, institutions, and space, it also can facilitate participatory practices that arise to fill needs left by privatization and deregulation as long as those practices do not seriously challenge the workings of capitalism. Showing how neoliberalism simultaneously enables and constrains civic activism, this book illuminates the contradictions of social engagement today, with global implications.

Author : Marco Dani,Marco Goldoni,Agustín J. Menéndez
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781803928890

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The Legitimacy of European Constitutional Orders by Marco Dani,Marco Goldoni,Agustín J. Menéndez Pdf

The Legitimacy of European Constitutional Orders is a systematic and comparative study of European constitutional orders, which takes into consideration the national constitutional trajectories of European countries, as well as the defining power of EU law. Drawing on a wealth of case studies, this book explores the conceptual tools needed to undertake comparative reconstruction and assessment of national and supranational constitutional developments in the European context.

Author : Antonino Palumbo
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031565137

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The Deliberative Turn in Democratic Theory by Antonino Palumbo Pdf

Author : Tamás, Polgár
Publisher : CSW-Verlag
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783941287976

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Freax by Tamás, Polgár Pdf

FREAX – the biggest book ever written about the history of the computer demoscene. The book tells the complete history of the Commodore 64 and the Amiga, both about the machines and about the underground subcultures around them, from the cracker- and warez-scene to the demoscene, from hacking and phreaking to the ASCII art scene. Interviews with scene celebrities, former key persons of the computer industry, citations from contemporary magazines and fanzines make the narrative history of the big adventure complete. The book contains 350 pages and is illustrated with 480 color photos and screenshots. This is the comprehensive guide to the golden era of home computers.

Author : Matthew Simonton
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691192055

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Classical Greek Oligarchy by Matthew Simonton Pdf

Classical Greek Oligarchy thoroughly reassesses an important but neglected form of ancient Greek government, the "rule of the few." Matthew Simonton challenges scholarly orthodoxy by showing that oligarchy was not the default mode of politics from time immemorial, but instead emerged alongside, and in reaction to, democracy. He establishes for the first time how oligarchies maintained power in the face of potential citizen resistance. The book argues that oligarchs designed distinctive political institutions—such as intra-oligarchic power sharing, targeted repression, and rewards for informants—to prevent collective action among the majority population while sustaining cooperation within their own ranks. To clarify the workings of oligarchic institutions, Simonton draws on recent social science research on authoritarianism. Like modern authoritarian regimes, ancient Greek oligarchies had to balance coercion with co-optation in order to keep their subjects disorganized and powerless. The book investigates topics such as control of public space, the manipulation of information, and the establishment of patron-client relations, frequently citing parallels with contemporary nondemocratic regimes. Simonton also traces changes over time in antiquity, revealing the processes through which oligarchy lost the ideological battle with democracy for legitimacy. Classical Greek Oligarchy represents a major new development in the study of ancient politics. It fills a longstanding gap in our knowledge of nondemocratic government while greatly improving our understanding of forms of power that continue to affect us today.

Author : Diane Stone,Andrew Denham
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004-06-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0719064791

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Think Tank Traditions by Diane Stone,Andrew Denham Pdf

Think tank traditions is a follow up to the critically acclaimed monograph Think Tanks across Nations (Manchester University Press, 1998), edited by the same authors, which was widely acknowledged as a ground-breaking work in the comparative study of think tanks. The book looks at the historical role and contemporary significance of think tanks in the West, including Europe, the United States and Canada, as well as considering their activities in China, Eastern Europe and Argentina. In so doing, the book provides a broad-based and in-depth analysis of the role of think tanks in the processes of economic liberalization and democratization.

Author : Daniel Ekeroth
Publisher : Bazillion Points Books
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Death metal (Music)
ISBN : 097961631X

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Swedish Death Metal by Daniel Ekeroth Pdf

Includes "A-Z of Swedish death metal bands - encyclopedia," with band histories and performers.

Author : Javier Paniza
Publisher : Javier Paniza
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Rapid Java Web Development by Javier Paniza Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Javier Paniza
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Learn OpenXava by example by Anonim Pdf

Author : Everett Franklin Bleiler
Publisher : Kent State University Press
Page : 1032 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0873384164

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Science-fiction, the Early Years by Everett Franklin Bleiler Pdf

In this volume the author describes more than 3000 short stories, novels, and plays with science fiction elements, from earliest times to 1930. He includes imaginary voyages, utopias, Victorian boys' books, dime novels, pulp magazine stories, British scientific romances and mainstream work with science fiction elements. Many of these publications are extremely rare, surviving in only a handful of copies, and most of them have never been described before.

Author : Torres-Coronas, Teresa
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781466626980

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Social E-Enterprise: Value Creation through ICT by Torres-Coronas, Teresa Pdf

As the importance of the social sector has increased in recent years, utilizing social enterprise aids in the development of knowledge, research, and practices in order to achieve an organizations’ goals. Therefore, an understanding of ICT implementation in regards to social enterprise is crucial for effectiveness. Social E-Enterprise: Value Creation through ICT provides research on the understanding of ICT in the social enterprise field as it emerges as a major component of both business model and developed economy. This reference source focuses on the role of information communication technology as it promotes the development of the social sector.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 762 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Multimedia systems
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020771841

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Newmedia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Geert Roskam,L. Van der Stockt
Publisher : Universitaire Pers Leuven
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789058678584

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Virtues for the People by Geert Roskam,L. Van der Stockt Pdf

This collection of essays addresses Plutarch's writings on practical ethics from different perspectives, including regarding their overall structure, content, purpose, and underlying philosophical and social presuppositions.