Szerző: Nicholas T. Parsons Ludovika Egyetemi Kiadó, 2023 This essay describes
the idea of democracy and its reception from the time of Aristotle to the
present. The introductory section considers how the word democracy is used and
misused today. It also draws a distinction between democracy as practiced with
electoral validation and some forms of pseudo-democracy ? technocracy,
juristocracy and (arguably) ethnocracy. This touches on issues of identity,
nationalism, populism and the erosion of the nation state, which are dealt with
as they arise in the following historical survey. A separate section from the
mainstream narrative examines the fate of democracy in the historical context of
Central Europe, and especially since the establishment of the European Union.
The final part of the essay deals with the specific challenges facing
democracies today, which are seen as necessarily fighting with one hand tied
behind their backs in dealing with issues such as climate change, mass
migration, the abuse of power by global business and the latest trahison des
clercs represented by ?critical theory? and ?intersectionality?. The annotated
bibliography covers the sources quoted in the accompanying essay together with
some other works that the student of Democracy will find useful. A kötet adatai:
Formátum: A/5 Kötés: keménytáblás Megjelenés éve: 2023 Terjedelem: 256 oldal