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Troubles with Democracy

  • ISBN-13: 9781786604279
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD INTERNAT.
  • By Jeff Noonan
  • Price: AUD $236.00
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 16/03/2019
  • Format: Hardback 202 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Politics & government [JP]
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This book sets out the most influential theories of democracy (liberal-egalitarian, deliberative, and cosmopolitan) and argues that they fail to adequately comprehend the cause of politically meaningful inequality on the one hand and the security state on the other. The private and exclusive control of that which all need to survive, realize, and enjoy life, and their exploitation to increase the wealth of a small mostly white and male ruling class is the cause of both growing inequality and the instability and political violence that legitimates the growth of the security state. Jeff Noonan contends that the inequality and increasingly totalitarian practice of current systems of democracy proves that democratic ideals cannot be fully realized in existing institutions. These institutions are bound up with an economic system based upon private and exclusive control of the resources and wealth everyone needs in order to enjoy a meaningful life as socially self-conscious agents. However, this fact does not mean that democratic values are wrong, only that their realization demands a different set of social structures and institutions. Noonan goes on to explore alternative sets of individual motivations, goals, and values from those that define liberal-capitalism.
Introduction: Democracy Today Chapter One: Democracy and Self-Determination Chapter Two: Liberalism and Democracy Chapter Three: The Real Contradiction Between Inequality and Democracy Chapter Four: Right-Wing Populism as a Threat to Democracy Chapter Five: Radical Democracy: Agonistic Theory and Horizontalist Practice Chapter Six: Shared Life-Interests and Democratic Self-Determination Further Reading Bibliography
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