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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463132803321

Titolo

Critical theory and democracy : civil society, dictatorship, and constitutionalism in Andrew Arato's democratic theory / / edited by Enrique Peruzzotti and Martin Plot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-08321-0

1-283-86108-9

1-136-18371-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Collana

Routledge innovations in political theory ; ; 46

Altri autori (Persone)

AratoAndrew

PeruzzottiEnrique

PlotMartin

Disciplina

320.01

321.8

Soggetti

Democracy - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Includes Andrew Arato's 'Conceptual history of dictatorship (and its rivals)'."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. From critical theory to constitution making : the contemporary relevance of Arato's democratic theory -- pt. II. Civil society, populism, and the modern executive : Arato's intellectual influence in the Americas -- pt. III. Arato's theory of modern dictatorship.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on Andrew Arato's democratic theory and its relevance to contemporary issues such as processes of democratization, civil society, constitution-making, and the modern Executive.Andrew Arato is -both globally and disciplinarily- a prominent thinker in the fields of democratic theory, constitutional law, and comparative politics, influencing several generations of scholars. This is the first volume to systematically address his democratic theory. Including contributions from leading scholars such as Dick Howard, Ulrich Preuss, Hubertus Buchstein, Janos Kis, Uri Ram, Le