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On a radical democratic theory of political protest: potentials and shortcomings
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Abstract The increasing number of protest activities urges political and social philosophers to analyze the meaning and function of protest in modern democracy. Its focus on conflictive social relations makes radical democratic theory the most promising approach currently at hand for such an endeavor. It all... view more
The increasing number of protest activities urges political and social philosophers to analyze the meaning and function of protest in modern democracy. Its focus on conflictive social relations makes radical democratic theory the most promising approach currently at hand for such an endeavor. It allows us to comprehend today's form of protest as a critique of the current shape of modern democratic order (and not as interest politics or as a struggle for rights). Accordingly, radical democratic theory has established itself in academic discourses and is widely and well received by political activists. Notwithstanding its critical potential, I argue that radical democratic thought is not in a position to conceptually grasp the differentia specifica of a democratic order and to sufficiently determine the meaning of protest for democracy. A democratic and social theory of political protest in modern democracies is, therefore, still waiting to be developed.... view less
Keywords
protest; constitutionalism; radical democracy; theory of democracy; social movement
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Politischer Protest; Depolitisierung
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 1-23
Journal
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy (2018)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/13698230.2018.1555684
ISSN
1743-8772
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0