Sharing democracy /

Democratic theorists frequently assume that the 'people' must have something in common, or else democracy will fail. This produces an ironically anti-democratic tendency to emphasize the passive possession of commonality. Sharing Democracy counters this tendency with a radical vision of de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ferguson, Michaele L., 1973-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:	Democracy > Philosophy. Group identity > Political aspects. Identity politics. Identity (Philosophical concept) Agent (Philosophy) Identité collective > Aspect politique. Politique identitaire. Identité. identity. Democracy > Philosophy Group identity > Political aspects Identity politics Political Science. Law, Politics & Government. Political Theory of the State. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction: "we are all Egypt"
The allure of commonality
Sharing the world in common with others
Imagining the demos: sharing identity in feminist and democratic theory
Politicizing the demos: sharing affect as self-conscious world-building
Pluralizing the demos: sharing agency and the dilemma of democratic exclusion
"This is what democracy looks like": protests as democratic imaginary.