This course offers an introduction to theories of radical democracy. These theories, while being very diverse, share two important dimensions. Firstly, democratic practices are those concrete, contingent political practices that are defined by the freedom and equality of its participants; secondly, insofar as democracy consists in these practices, it is not stabile and irreducible to the institutions of representative democracy. We will ask questions such as: what is the status of conflict in politics? How are political identities forged, and why does that matter? How can we think about political self-organization and how does that relate to the institutions of representative democracy?
This course proceeds thematically, with each week focused on a key concept, such as ‘demos’, ‘dissent,’ ‘contingency,’ and ‘assembly’. The last three weeks will be dedicated to reading a longer work in radical democracy, which will be decided upon by the group.
Die Veranstaltung wurde 6 mal im Vorlesungsverzeichnis SoSe 2025 gefunden:
