Legitimacy of Modern Democracy : : A Study on the Political Thought of Max Weber, Carl Schmitt and Hans Kelsen / / Pedro T. Magalhães.

"By re-examining the political thought of Max Weber, Carl Schmitt and Hans Kelsen, this book offers a reflection on the nature of modern democracy and the question of its legitimacy. Pedro T. Magalhães shows that present-day elitist, populist and pluralist accounts of democracy owe, in diverse...

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Place / Publishing House:New York : : Taylor & Francis,, 2021.
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Julkaisuvuosi:2021
Kieli:English
Sarja:Routledge innovations in political theory, ; Volume 89
Ulkoasu:1 online resource (xii, 207 pages)
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Sisällysluettelo:
  • Max Weber's diagnosis of modernity and the ambivalences of democracy
  • The neo-authoritarian populism of Carl Schmitt
  • Science, relativism, and pluralism: Hans Kelsen's conception of modern democracy
  • Elitism, populism, and pluralism: a conclusion.