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The Misguided Search for the Political: Social Weightlessness in Radical Democratic Theory
Lois McNay
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Description for The Misguided Search for the Political: Social Weightlessness in Radical Democratic Theory
Hardcover. There has been a lively debate amongst political theorists about whether certain liberal concepts of democracy are so idealized that they lack relevance to real politics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
There has been a lively debate amongst political theorists about whether certain liberal concepts of democracy are so idealized that they lack relevance to ‘real’ politics. Echoing these debates, Lois McNay examines in this book some theories of radical democracy and argues that they too tend to rely on troubling abstractions - or what she terms ‘socially weightless’ thinking. They often propose ideas of the political that are so far removed from the logic of everyday practice that, ultimately, their supposed emancipatory potential is thrown into question.
Radical democrats frequently maintain that what distinguishes their ideas ... Read more
There has been a lively debate amongst political theorists about whether certain liberal concepts of democracy are so idealized that they lack relevance to ‘real’ politics. Echoing these debates, Lois McNay examines in this book some theories of radical democracy and argues that they too tend to rely on troubling abstractions - or what she terms ‘socially weightless’ thinking. They often propose ideas of the political that are so far removed from the logic of everyday practice that, ultimately, their supposed emancipatory potential is thrown into question.
Radical democrats frequently maintain that what distinguishes their ideas ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745662626
SKU
V9780745662626
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About Lois McNay
Lois McNay is Professor of the Theory of Politics and Tutor in Politics at Somerville College, University of Oxford.
Reviews for The Misguided Search for the Political: Social Weightlessness in Radical Democratic Theory
"McNay offers an insightful and persuasive critique of the social weightlessness of contemporary theories of radical democracy and an impassioned plea for grounding democratic theory in an account power, domination, and embodied social suffering. The Misguided Search for the Political is a radical critique of radical democratic theory, and an important new work from a provocative and original critical theorist." ... Read more