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Kniha současné přední politické teoretičky Aletty Norval Aversive Democracy představuje výjimečný počin na poli současné demokratické teorie. Současná demokratická teorie se zdá být rozštěpena na dva vzájemně nevraživé směry, na deliberativní (Habermas, Rawls a jejich následovníci) a radikální demokraty (Mouffe, Connolly atd.). Kniha Aversive Democracy se však vymyká běžnému způsobu, jakým probíhá diskuse mezi oběma těmito směry (tj. jednostranná kritika radikálních demokratů ze strany demokratů deliberativních a radikálně-demokratická...

South Africa in Transition utilises new theoretical perspectives to describe and explain central dimensions of the democratic transition in South Africa during the late 1980s and early 1990s, covering changes in the politics of gender and education, the political discourses of the ANC, NP and the white right, constructions of identity in South Africa's black townships and rural areas, the role of political violence in the transition, and accounts of the democratization process itself.

Within the movement towards a post-apartheid society in South Africa, questions concerning the nature of apartheid and the identities it fostered are inevitably raised. This book addresses these issues by revealing both their historical specificity and the implications for the full development of a democratic post-apartheid order.

South Africa in Transition utilises new theoretical perspectives to describe and explain central dimensions of the democratic transition in South Africa during the late 1980s and early 1990s, covering changes in the politics of gender and education, the political discourses of the ANC, NP and the white right, constructions of identity in South Africa's black townships and rural areas, the role of political violence in the transition, and accounts of the democratization process itself.

The twenty-first century has brought a renewed interest in democratic theory and practices, creating a complicated relationship between time-honoured democratic traditions and new forms of political participation. Reflecting on this interplay between tradition and innovation, Aletta J. Norval offers fresh insights into the global complexities of the formation of democratic subjectivity, the difficult emergence and articulation of political claims, the constitution of democratic relations between citizens and the deepening of our democratic imagination. Aversive Democracy draws inspiration...