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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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (216 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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