The D-Word: Perspectives on Democracy in Tumultuous Times

The D-Word: Perspectives on Democracy in Tumultuous Times
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Publisher : Mandela University Press
Total Pages : 271
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ISBN-10 : 9781998959051
ISBN-13 : 1998959058
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Book Synopsis The D-Word: Perspectives on Democracy in Tumultuous Times by : Christi van der Westhuizen

Download or read book The D-Word: Perspectives on Democracy in Tumultuous Times written by Christi van der Westhuizen and published by Mandela University Press. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This curated collection engages international debates about the current challenges facing democracy. Given the proliferation of “crisis” literature on democracy, this volume finds its distinctive niche in presenting perspectives from the global margins that bridge disciplinary, sectoral, national and conceptual divides. South Africans enter into conversation with scholars and activists from elsewhere in the Global South, including the Arab world and the rest of Africa, and from the European periphery. Insights on democracy are offered from a diversity of perspectives and voices, spanning philosophy, socio-legal and political studies, sociology, public administration, and queer and gender studies and activism. The book will be of interest to academics, activists, policymakers, development planners, and the general public. The D-Word is a timely contribution addressing burning questions: are current contestations about the relevance of democracy due to systemic flaws in how it is constituted, received, practised and even imagined, and can the democratic “project” be salvaged? The book’s unique approach brings a variety of lenses to bear on the prospects for democracy. The critical reflections it contains make for an enriching, broad canvas of ideas. - Professor Sandy Africa, University of Pretoria


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