A Call to Dissent : : Defending Democracy Against Extremism and Populism / / Stuart Sim.
A rallying cry to defend democracy from the evils of authoritarianism, prejudice, bigotry and apathyLooks at how dissent can counter the move towards dogmatism and authoritarianism in Western democraciesIdentifies a disturbing upsurge in prejudice and bigotry in contemporary politics and explores me...
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Sim, Stuart, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut A Call to Dissent : Defending Democracy Against Extremism and Populism / Stuart Sim. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022] ©2022 1 online resource (216 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Addressing the Politics of Dissent -- 1 Dissent under Threat -- 2 The State and Dissent: The Limits of Democracy -- 3 The Philosophy of Dissent -- 4 Religious Dissent -- 5 Dissent in the Sciences -- 6 Aesthetic Dissent -- 7 Internal Dissent: The Case for Self-Critique -- Conclusion: The Dissent Project -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star A rallying cry to defend democracy from the evils of authoritarianism, prejudice, bigotry and apathyLooks at how dissent can counter the move towards dogmatism and authoritarianism in Western democraciesIdentifies a disturbing upsurge in prejudice and bigotry in contemporary politics and explores methods of resisting thisArgues that we should all take part in dissent in our everyday livesDogmatism, prejudice and bigotry are becoming ever more evident in Western politics. Divisive governments looking to cement their power strive to close down anyone who disagrees with them: political opponents, members of their own parties, the mainstream media, educators, protesters and, ultimately, voters. A Call to Dissent defends dissent as an essential part of democracy. Stuart Sim argues that the political left are falling into despair in the face of growing right-wing populism and extremism, rather than challenging and standing up to it. Taking a wide view, he identifies how dissent works in philosophy, religion, science and the arts as well as in politics. Ultimately, he calls on all of us to become dissenters ourselves in order to challenge authority and counter the growth of prejudice and bigotry in public life. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022) Dissenters. Opposition (Political science). Populism. Right and left (Political science). Politics. PHILOSOPHY / Political. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English 9783110993899 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 9783110994810 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Philosophy 2022 English 9783110992762 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Philosophy 2022 9783110992755 ZDB-23-DPH Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022 9783110780390 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474494960 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781474494960 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781474494960/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Addressing the Politics of Dissent -- 1 Dissent under Threat -- 2 The State and Dissent: The Limits of Democracy -- 3 The Philosophy of Dissent -- 4 Religious Dissent -- 5 Dissent in the Sciences -- 6 Aesthetic Dissent -- 7 Internal Dissent: The Case for Self-Critique -- Conclusion: The Dissent Project -- Bibliography -- Index |
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