The Idea of Political Representation and Its Paradoxes

ISBN-13: 9783631803882 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 272 str.

Andrzej Waskiewicz

Opis

The book presents the principal functions of representative institutions, which are necessary in every political order: legitimising power, creating sovereignty but also setting its limits, and pursuing the common good and yet reflecting social diversity. Thus, democratic theorists should focus on making representative government more accountable.

Spis treści

Representation as an impediment to democratisation of democracy - Functions of representation - Legitimisation of power (Aquinas, Dante, Marsilius) - Sovereignty of power (Bodin, Hobbes) - Limitation of power (Locke, Montesquieu) - Pursuing the common good (Burke, Rousseau, J. S. Mill) - Reflecting social diversity (J. S. Mill, G. D. H. Cole, Tocqueville) - A contribution to the normative theory of representation

O autorze

Andrzej Waskiewicz teaches history of social and political ideas at the Institute of Sociology and the Collegium Artes Liberales, University of Warsaw. He has authored numerous publications, including books on asocial philosophy of life, political theory and methods of its interpretation.