Decolonizing Democracy: Intersections Of Philosophy And Postcolonial Theory
by Ferit Güven /
2015 / English / PDF
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Decolonizing Democracy:
Intersections of Philosophy and Postcolonial Theory
Decolonizing Democracy:
Intersections of Philosophy and Postcolonial Theoryanalyzes the concept and the discourse of democracy. Ferit
Güven demonstrates how democracy is deployed as a neo-colonial tool
to discipline and further subjugate formerly colonized peoples and
spaces. The book explains why increasing democratization of the
political space in the last three decades produced an increasing
dissatisfaction and alienation from the process of governance,
rather than a contentment as one might have expected from "the rule
of the people.”
analyzes the concept and the discourse of democracy. Ferit
Güven demonstrates how democracy is deployed as a neo-colonial tool
to discipline and further subjugate formerly colonized peoples and
spaces. The book explains why increasing democratization of the
political space in the last three decades produced an increasing
dissatisfaction and alienation from the process of governance,
rather than a contentment as one might have expected from "the rule
of the people.”Decolonizing Democracy
Decolonizing Democracyaims to
provide a conceptual response to the crisis of democracy in
contemporary world. With both a unique scope and argument, this
book will appeal to both philosophy and political science scholars,
as well as those involved in postcolonial studies, cultural
studies, and peace studies.
aims to
provide a conceptual response to the crisis of democracy in
contemporary world. With both a unique scope and argument, this
book will appeal to both philosophy and political science scholars,
as well as those involved in postcolonial studies, cultural
studies, and peace studies.