Agonistic democracy and political practice : ways of being adversarial / Fuat Gürsözlü.

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Agonistic democracy and political practice : ways of being adversarial / Fuat Gürsözlü.

9783031059995 (electronic bk.)
3031059999 (electronic bk.)
9783031059988
3031059980

Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]

©2022

English

1 online resource (xi, 235 pages) : illustrations

10.1007/978-3-031-05999-5 doi

JC423

321.8

This book explores the implications of agonistic democratic theory for political practice. Fuat Gursozlu argues that at a time when political parties exacerbate political division, political protesters are characterized as looters and terrorists, and extreme partisanship and authoritarian tendencies are on the rise, the agonistic approach offers a much-needed rethinking of political practice to critically understand challenges to democracy and envision more democratic, inclusive, and peaceful alternatives. Inspired by Chantal Mouffes agonistic theory and drawing on insights of other prominent agonistic scholars, Gursozlu offers a distinctive approach that develops the connections between the agonistic approach and political practice. His main claim is that approaching democratic politics from an agonistic perspective changes the way we understand the nature of democratic society, the place of political protest in democracy, the nature of adversarial engagement, and the democratic function of political parties. The book also advances an account of agonistic peace that is best fitted to the pluralistic and inherently conflictual nature of democratic societies. This book should be of interest to anyone working in the field of contemporary political theory, political philosophy, peace studies, and philosophy of peace. Fuat Gursozlu is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Maryland, USA. .

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