Sharing Democracy

by Michaele L. Ferguson

Book Overview

It is frequently assumed that the "people" must have something in common or else democracy will fail. This assumption that democracy requires commonality - such as a shared nationality, a common culture, or consensus on a core set of values - sets theorists and political actors alike on a futile search for what we have in common, and it generates misplaced anxiety when it turns out that this commonality is not forthcoming.

In Sharing Democracy,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199921601
• ISBN13: 9780199921607
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"