Radicalizing Democracy for the Twenty-first century

While the subject of democracy has been explored by philosophers since ancient times, in the last few decades democracy has been taken for granted in the West as the political norm. The recognition of democracy as an empty concept in Western political discourse and the emergence of theories of radical democracy have renewed engagement in democratic theory and politics.

Radicalizing Democracy for the Twenty-first Century explores the radicalizing movement in democratic thought and:

? Introduces readers to the key debates in contemporary philosophical theories about democracy.

? Confronts popular assumptions about democracy.

? Provides a philosophical underpinning for the rise of radical democratic theories, movements and politics.

? Examines how radical democracy can respond to the challenges of the contemporary world.

Radicalizing Democracy for the Twenty-first Century is an important resource for students, scholars and university teachers in the field of political philosophy, political theory and international relations.

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I: Situating Radical Democracy

Chapter 1. The Idea of Democracy

Chapter 2. Theories of Radical Democracy

Part II: Radical Democracy in Action

Chapter 3. Subjects and Agency: Who is the Radical Democrat?

Chapter 4. Communities in Question: Where is the Radical Democrat?

Chapter 5. Radical Deliberations: The Radical Democrat in Action

Part III: Radical Democracy in a Globalized World

Chapter 6. Radical Cosmopolitanism

Chapter 7. Greening Democracy as Radical Democracy

ConclusionIndex

Jane Mummery is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Federation University, Australia. She is the author of Post-Metaphysical Ethics: An Outline of Post-Metaphysical Ethics (Peter Lang 2005) and Understanding Feminism (with Peta Bowden, Acumen 2009). Her principal research interests are in the political and ethical emancipatory movements sponsored by post-foundational philosophy.