Republicanism and Democracy

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Skadi Siiri Krause, Dirk Jörke (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

VII, 236 Seiten

2023 | 1st ed. 2023
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-15782-0 (ISBN)

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This book discusses whether democracy and republicanism are identical, complementary, or contradicting ideas. The rediscovery of classic republicanism a few decades ago made it clear how profoundly modern notions of democracy had been shaped by the republican tradition. But defining these two concepts remains difficult, and the views diverge widely. The overarching aim of this book is to discuss the extent to which democracy and republicanism are identical, complementary or mutually contradicting ideals / ideas. Pursuing this open approach to the subject means calling into question a widely used formula according to which modern democracy is composed of liberal principles such as individualism, the rule of law and human rights, on the one hand, and of republican principles such as focusing on the common good and popular sovereignty, on the other. This book will appeal to students, researches, and scholars of political science interested in a better understanding of politicaltheory and political history.

Dr. Skadi Siiri Krause, Research Associate at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, is known for her work on the political history of ideas in France.
Dr. Dirk Jörke, Professor of Political Theory at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, focuses on contemporary interpretations of the concept of democracy.

Chapter 1. Republicanism and democracy. An introduction (Skadi Siiri Krause).- Chapter 2. Considerations on Machiavelli: Alibis, Evasions, and Counter-Provocations (John P. McCormick).- Chapter 3. The democratic impulse in the English Revolution (Skadi Siiri Krause).- Chapter 4. The possibility of democratic republicanism: the Levellers, Milton, and Harrington (Rachel Foxley).- Chapter 5. Democracy in Algernon Sidney's Discourses Concerning Government (Thomas Ashby).- Chapter 6. The democratic moment in the American Revolution (Skadi Siiri Krause).- Chapter 7. The American Founding: from democratic to aristocratic republicanism (Philip Dingeldey).- Chapter 8. Democracy and democratic reform impulses before the French Revolution (Skadi Siiri Krause).- Chapter 9. Democratic Republicanism in the French Revolution (Nadia Urbinati).- Chapter 10. Republicanism, Democracy and History.

Erscheinungsdatum	30.11.2023
Reihe/Serie	Contributions to Political Science
Zusatzinfo	VII, 236 p. 1 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	379 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
Schlagworte	American Revolution • Democracy • democratic freedom • Democratic Republicanism • democratic revolution • English Revolution • French Revolution • history of democracy • history of political thought • parliamentarism • Republicanism • Republicanism, Democracy and History
ISBN-10	3-031-15782-6 / 3031157826
ISBN-13	978-3-031-15782-0 / 9783031157820
Zustand	Neuware