The Two Faces of Democracy: Decentering Agonism and Deliberation by Mary F. Scudder, Stephen K. White
English | April 7th, 2023 | ISBN: 0197623891, 0197623883 | 216 pages | True EPUB | 3.91 MB
The democratic imagination is facing significant challenges. These challenges involve not only philosophical questions about the core values of democratic life, but also pressing practical issues related to how we should understand and confront current threats to democracy. Those who want to defend democracy against anti-democratic forces are at odds: some want a politics that puts vehement conflict at the center of democratic strategies, while others assert the necessity of more civil and deliberative strategies. What should our stance be as defenders of democratic life?