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Democratic Theory as Social Codification [PDF]
Democratic Theory, 2019 Abstract What is democratic theory? In this article we treat it as a semiotic code – that is to say, a shared assumption – and argue that democratic theory enables people to think and talk about the idea(s) of democracy. Furthermore, the application of this specific code is highly political.
Ewert, Christian, Repetti, Marion
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Democratic Citizenship as Uruguayan Cultural Heritage [PDF]
, 2021 Amidst a global turn towards authoritarianism and populism, there are few contemporary examples of state-led democratization. This article discusses how Uruguay’s Frente Amplio (FA) party has drawn on a unique national democratic cultural heritage to ...
Rodd, Robin
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Practicing Democracy from Childhood: Democratic Praxis in Te Ao Māori [PDF]
, 2021 Democracy manifests itself in a range of ways and is an imperfect, dynamic struggle for collective decision-making. This article discusses the multifaceted processes of deliberative democratic praxis found in traditional Māori society.
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Epistocracy and Democratic Participation in a Post-Truth World [PDF]
, 2018 This article investigates civic-political and cognitive participation as they play out in democratic theory. Its core purpose is to develop a conceptual-normative critique of the presupposition in liberal democratic theory that these logics are mutually ...
Peter Standbrink, Strandbrink, Peter,
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Survey article. Democratic innovations: bringing theory and practice into dialogue [PDF]
, 2011 In recent years there has been an ‘institutional turn’ in democratic theory. This survey article focuses on a broad family of institutions: democratic innovations which aim to increase and deepen citizen participation in the political decision-making ...
Smith, G., Smith, Graham, Graham Smith
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The limits of contestation: towards a radical democratic theory of emergency politics [PDF]
, 2012 The claim that the exception has become the norm dominates the discourse of emergency politics. Theories of emergency politics need not rely on norm/exception binary because it closes down possibilities for radical democratic political contestation ...
Neve, R.
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Children's relationship with time in preschools is an under‐researched area. Young children rarely know how to measure time using a clock, but their experiences of time may contribute to understanding children's well‐being and debates about quality in preschools.
Kristín Dýrfjörð +3 more
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The Democratic Theory of the Early Marx [PDF]
, 2017 This article presents a novel reading of Marx’s early, pre-1844, democratic theory, and its connection with his early views on alienation. It argues, contra established readings, that Marx had a properly developed theory of alienation prior to his famous
Paul Raekstad, Raekstad, P.
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Reflections on the theory and practice of democratic innovations [PDF]
, 2019 Bringing this impressive collection to a close, the concluding chapter offers critical reflections on how the field of study has matured. The concept of democratic innovations may lack conceptual precision, but it is a term that continues to resonate ...
Smith, G., Graham Smith
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Making a Difference: Toward a Feminist Democratic Theory in the Digital Age [PDF]
, 2020 This essay asks how the democratic ideal of inclusion can be achieved in societies marked by pow-er asymmetries along the lines of identity categories such as gender and race.
Asenbaum, H.
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