Overview
Develops the implications of agonistic democratic theory in regards to democratic political practice
Offers a rethinking of the nature and aims of democratic practice from an agonistic perspective
Provides reflections on the limits of partisanship and the democratic role of political parties
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Theoretical Interventions
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About this book
This book explores the implications of agonistic democratic theory for political practice. Fuat Gürsözlü argues that at a time when political parties exacerbate political division, political protesters are characterized as looters and terrorists, and extreme partisanship and authoritarian tendencies are on the rise, the agonistic approach offers a much-needed rethinking of political practice to critically understand challenges to democracy and envision more democratic, inclusive, and peaceful alternatives. Inspired by Chantal Mouffe’s agonistic theory and drawing on insights of other prominent agonistic scholars, Gürsözlü offers a distinctive approach that develops the connections between the agonistic approach and political practice. His main claim is that approaching democratic politics from an agonistic perspective changes the way we understand the nature of democratic society, the place of political protest in democracy, the nature of adversarial engagement, and the democratic function of political parties. The book also advances an account of agonistic peace that is best fitted to the pluralistic and inherently conflictual nature of democratic societies. This book should be of interest to anyone working in the field of contemporary political theory, political philosophy, peace studies, and philosophy of peace.
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Fuat Gürsözlü is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Maryland, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Agonistic Democracy and Political Practice
Book Subtitle: Ways of Being Adversarial
Authors: Fuat Gürsözlü
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05999-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-05998-8Published: 30 August 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-06001-4Published: 31 August 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-05999-5Published: 29 August 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 235
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Democracy, Democracy