The Theory of Democratic Antinomies and the Identification of Value Trade-Offs in Political Practice

In theory, the idea of democracy consists of several insoluble contradictions, aporias, and conflicts. In practice, democracy demands an effective balancing of its essentially opposing principles and values in order to preserve an authentic character as well as to avoid its inherent self-destructive...

Verfasser: Hidalgo, Oliver
Dokumenttypen:Artikel
Medientypen:Text
Erscheinungsdatum:2019
Publikation in MIAMI:06.12.2019
Datum der letzten Änderung:06.12.2019
Angaben zur Ausgabe:[Electronic ed.]
Quelle:Politics and Governance 7 (2019) 4, 264–274
Schlagwörter:antinomies; democracy; economic growth; freedom; populism; security; sustainability; value trade-offs
Fachgebiet (DDC):320: Politikwissenschaft
Lizenz:CC BY 4.0
Sprache:English
Format:PDF-Dokument
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-42199492258
Weitere Identifikatoren:DOI: 10.17645/pag.v7i4.2243
Permalink:https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-42199492258
Onlinezugriff:artikel_hidalgo_2019.pdf
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