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Demokratie ist das allgemeingültigste politische Ideal unserer Zeit. George Bush hat sich darauf berufen, um die Invasion in den Irak zu rechtfertigen; Barak Obama gratulierte den Rebell*innen vom Tahrir-Platz, weil sie Demokratie nach Ägypten gebracht hätten und Occupy Wall Street war davon überzeugt, ihre reinste Form herausdestilliert zu haben.
Von der Demokratischen Volksrepublik Nordkorea bis zur autonomen Region Rojava nennt sich praktisch jede Regierung und jede Bewegung demokratisch. Aber was ist das Heilmittel für die Probleme der Demokratie? Alle sind sich einig: mehr Demokratie. Seit der Jahrtausendwende ist eine Vielzahl neuer Bewegungen entstanden, die versprachen, diesmal die echte Demokratie zu verwirklichen – im Gegensatz zu den scheinbar demokratischen Institutionen, die sich als ausschließend, einschränkend und entfremdend herausgestellt hätten.
Gibt es einen roten Faden, der all diese verschiedenen Formen von Demokratie verbindet? Welche von ihnen ist die wahre Demokratie? Kann eine von ihnen tatsächlich die Inklusivität und Freiheit bringen, die wir mit dem Wort verbinden?
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From Democracy to Freedom: Der Unterschied zwischen Regierung und Selbstbestimmung
2018, Unrast Verlag
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From Democracy to Freedom: The Difference Between Government and Self-Determination
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Flagship essay of the book with the same name.
Democracy is the most universal political ideal of our day. George Bush invoked it to justify invading Iraq; Obama congratulated the rebels of Tahrir Square for bringing it to Egypt; Occupy Wall Street claimed to have distilled its pure form. From the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea to the autonomous region of Rojava, practically every government and popular movement calls itself democratic.
But what is democracy, precisely? Is there a common thread that links all these different variants? And can any of them deliver on their promises?
In this critical appraisal, we trace democracy from its classical origins to its current ascendancy around the globe. Reviewing how democratic discourse has served recent social movements in the United States, Spain, Greece, Bosnia, Slovenia, and elsewhere worldwide, we conclude by asking what it would mean to seek freedom directly rather than through democratic rule.
This book grew out of years of international dialogue between participants in these social movements. Exploring how recent uprisings have been catalyzed and limited by democratic discourse, From Democracy to Freedom explores the difference between government and self-determination, proposing new ways to understand what we’re doing when we make decisions together.
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