Agonistic Democracy

Name: Agonistic Democracy
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Agonistic DemocracyRethinking Political Institutions in Pluralist Times\nAuthor(s): Marie Paxton\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032239668, 978-1032239668\nSynopsis\nAgonistic Democracy explores how theoretical concepts from agonistic democracy can inform institutional design in order to mediate conflict in multicultural, pluralist societies.\n\nDrawing on the work of Foucault, Nietzsche, Schmitt and Arendt, Marie Paxton outlines the importance of their themes of public contestation, contingency and necessary interdependency for contemporary agonistic thinkers. Paxton then delineates three distinct approaches to agonistic democracy: David Owens perfectionist agonism, Mouffes adversarial agonism and William Connolly and James Tullys inclusive agonism. She demonstrates how each is fundamental to enabling citizens to cultivate better virtues for themselves and society (Owen), motivating democratic engagement (Mouf.