Visions of Council Democracy : : Castoriadis, Lefort, Arendt / / Benjamin Ask Popp-Madsen.
Uncovers the neglected theories of the council system in the 20th centuryReconstructs the history of the century council system and puts it into dialogue with theoretical formulations of council democracy from Karl Marx to Hannah ArendtFocuses on neglected parts – i.e. the council system – of the po...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Taking on the Political : TAPO
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (204 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Why Council Democracy, Why Now?
- 1. The Historical Councils in Twentieth-Century Europe
- 2. Political Theory of Council Democracy from Bakunin to Luxemburg
- 3. Institutionalising the Instituting Power? Castoriadis and the Councils
- 4. Self-Limitation and Democracy: Lefort’s Model of Council Democracy
- 5. Between Liberal Constitutionalism and Permanent Revolution: Arendt’s Republic of Councils
- 6. The Politics of Form: Council Democracy between Transformatory Politics and Political Form
- Conclusion: Council Democracy and Contemporary Movements of Occupation
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index