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Democratic Theory: An Interdisciplinary Journal
| Discipline | Political Theory |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Emily Beausoleil, Victoria University of Wellington; Jean-Paul Gagnon, University of Canberra |
| Publication details | |
| History | 2014 to Present |
| Publisher | Berghahn (United States) |
| Frequency | Annually |
| ISO 4 | Find out here |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 2332-8894 (print) 2332-8908 (web) |
| Links | |
Democratic Theory is a peer-reviewed journal published and distributed by Berghahn.
It encourages philosophical and interdisciplinary contributions that critically explore democratic theory—in all its forms. Spanning a range of views, the journal offers a cross-disciplinary forum for diverse theoretical questions to be put forward and systematically examined. It advances non-Western as well as Western ideas and is actively based on the premise that there are many forms of democracies and many types of democrats.[1]
History, Aim & Scope
The aim of this journal is twofold. Though it is often seen as a sub-discipline of political theory, democratic theory has become such a complex and large area of analysis that the founders of the journal decided such an area of study ought to have its own dedicated space. The need for such a space was made evident by the copious amounts of varied and interesting research being conducted in areas such as direct democracy, representative democracy, deliberative democracy, agonistic democracy, radical democracy, cosmopolitan democracy, post-democracies and new authoritarianism.[2] Democratic Theory seeks to create a forum space for works that dedicate themselves to democracy studies. By doing so, such works are able to analyse, explain and make sense of the theoretical and practical implications of democracy in research, and in every day lives, on its own terms.
Though democratic theory has become such a large and important body of work, prior to the publishing of this journal, no single space or forum for such types of work existed. Scholarship on democratic theory was taking place, but it was fragmented and spread across a wide variety of disciplinary journals. The aim of Democratic Theory then was to consolidate the area of democratic theory research and create a single forum that could fill the gap that had been left in the literature by the lack of unification on this topic.[2]
As a forum for debate, the journal challenges theorists to ask and answer the perennial questions that plague the field of democratisation studies:
- Why is democracy so prominent in the world today?
- What is the meaning of democracy?
- Will democracy continue to expand?
- Are current forms of democracy sufficient to give voice to “the people” in an increasingly fragmented and divided world?
- Who leads in democracy?
- What types of non-Western democratic theories are there?
- Should democrats always defend democracy?
- Should democrats be fearful of de-democratisation, post-democracies, and the rise of hybridised regimes?[1]
List of Publications to Date
| Volume No. | Year | Issues | Editorial | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume: 1 | 2014 | Issue 1 (June): pp. 1-113 | Why Democratic Theory?
By: Jean-Paul Gagnon and Mark Chou[3] Pages: 1–8 |
The Swindle of Democracy in the Neoliberal University and the Responsibility of Intellectuals
By: Henry A. Giroux[4] Pages: 9–37 |
| The Role of Schools in the Rise of Egalitarian Political Culture
By: Simeon Mitropolitski[5] Pages: 38–57 | ||||
| What Should the Citizen Know about Politics?
Two Approaches to the Measurement of Political Knowledge By: Lauri Rapeli[6] Pages: 58–93 | ||||
| Representing Nature and Contemporary Democracy
By: Robyn Eckersley and Jean-Paul Gagnon[7] Pages: 94–108 | ||||
| Book Reviews
By: Jack Corbett and Tezcan Gumus[8] Pages: 109–113 | ||||
| Issue 2 (December): pp. 1-150 | The Crisis of Democracy
Which Crisis? Which Democracy? By: Selen A. Ercan and Jean-Paul Gagnon[9] Pages: 1–10 |
Is There a Crisis of Democracy?
By: Wolfgang Merkel[10] Pages: 11–25 | ||
| The “Democracy-Politics Paradox”
The Dynamics of Political Alienation By: Gerry Stoker and Mark Evans[11] Pages: 26–36 | ||||
| What Is the Nature of the Crisis of Democracy and What Can We Do about It?
By: David Marsh[12] Pages: 37–46 | ||||
| Crisis of Democracy?
Recognizing the Democratic Potential of Alternative Forms of Political Participation By: Brendan McCaffrie and Sadiya Akram[13] Pages: 47–55 | ||||
| Family Squabbles
Beyond the Conflict-Consensus Divide By: Henrik P. Bang[14] Pages: 56–66 | ||||
| Can't Live With Them, Can't Live Without Them
Why Politicians Matter By: Paul Fawcett[15] Pages: 67–75 | ||||
| Can Democracy Survive the Rise of Surveillance Technology?
By: Giovanni Navarria[16] Pages: 76–84 | ||||
| Deliberative Democracy
Bringing the System Back In By: Michael J. Jensen[17] Pages: 85–94 | ||||
| Citizen Forums in the Deliberative System
By: Andrea Felicetti[18] Pages: 95–103 | ||||
| The Contemporary Crisis of Representative Democracy
By: Simon Tormey[19] Pages: 104–112 | ||||
| Participation without Deliberation
The Crisis of Venezuelan Democracy By: Nicole Curato[20] Pages: 113–121 | ||||
| Niggling New Democracies in the Age of Individualization in Japan
By: Tetsuki Tamura and Yasuko H. Kobayashi[21] Pages: 122–130 | ||||
| Forms of Political Participation Used within Forest Certification
By: Lain Dare[22] Pages: 131–141 | ||||
| Failure in Representation at the Local Government Level?
A Case Study By: Dugald Monro[23] Pages: 142–150 | ||||
| Volume: 2 | 2015 | Issue 1 (June): pp. 1-124 | Editorial
By: Jean-Paul Gagnon and Mark Chou[24] Pages: 1–3 |
On Mouffe's Agonism
Why It Is Not a Refutation of Consensus By: George Vasilev[25] Pages: 4–21 |
| (Mis)arguing Diversity
The Weakness of Diversity as a Civic Argument (and How to Make It Stronger) By: Jose Marichal[26] Pages: 22–41 | ||||
| Deliberating Bodies
Democracy, Identification, and Embodiment By: Amanda Machin[27] Pages: 42–62 | ||||
| Dividing Deliberative and Participatory Democracy through John Dewey
By: Jeff Jackson[28] Pages: 63–84 | ||||
| Book Symposium
By: Richard Avramenko, Lars Tønder and Jeffrey Edward Green[29] Pages: 85–99 | ||||
| A Genealogy of Deliberative Democracy
By: Stephen Elstub and Jean-Paul Gagnon[30] Pages: 100–117 | ||||
| Book Reviews
By: Daniele Santoro and Joseph Lacey[31] Pages: 118–124 | ||||
| Issue 2 (December): pp. 1-113 | Non-Western Theories of Democracy
By: Mark Chou and Emily Beausoleil Pages: 1–7 |
Electoral and Intellectual Exercises in Validation
The Ebbing Wave in Southern Africa By: Stephen Chan[32] Pages: 8–21 | ||
| Democracy in the Pacific Islands
Comparable Practices, Contested Meanings By: Jack Corbett[33] Pages: 22–40 | ||||
| Democratic Theory
The South African Crucible By: Lawrence Hamilton[34] Pages: 41–58 | ||||
| The Gandhian Vision of Democracy
By: Ramin Jahanbegloo Pages: 59–70 | ||||
| Democracy and Vietnam
Visceral Perspectives By: Kim Huynh Pages: 71–78 | ||||
| Democratic Theory and the Question of Islam
By: Michaelle Browers Pages: 79–87 | ||||
| Book Symposium
By: Timothy Marjoribanks, Ricardo Febrino Mendonça, Wilson Gomes, Henrik Paul Bang and John Keane Pages: 88–109 | ||||
| The Time Is Always Now
Black Thought and the Transformation of US Democracy By: J.A. O'Connor Pages: 110–113 | ||||
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References
- ^ a b "Democratic Theory | Berghahn Journals". www.berghahnjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ^ a b "Berghahn Books - Q&A for Democratic Theory: An Interdisciplinary Journal". Berghahn. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Gagnon, Jean-Paul; Chou, Mark (2014-06-01). "Why Democratic Theory?". Democratic Theory. 1 (1): 1–8. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010101. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Giroux, Henry A. (2014-06-01). "The Swindle of Democracy in the Neoliberal University and the Responsibility of Intellectuals". Democratic Theory. 1 (1): 9–37. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010102. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Mitropolitski, Simeon (2014-06-01). "The Role of Schools in the Rise of Egalitarian Political Culture". Democratic Theory. 1 (1): 38–57. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010103. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Rapeli, Lauri (2014-06-01). "What Should the Citizen Know about Politics?: Two Approaches to the Measurement of Political Knowledge". Democratic Theory. 1 (1): 58–93. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010104. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Eckersley, Robyn; Gagnon, Jean-Paul (2014-06-01). "Representing Nature and Contemporary Democracy". Democratic Theory. 1 (1): 94–108. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010105. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Corbett, Jack; Gumus, Tezcan (2014-06-01). "Book Reviews". Democratic Theory. 1 (1): 109–113. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010106. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Ercan, Selen A.; Gagnon, Jean-Paul (2014-12-01). "The Crisis of Democracy: Which Crisis? Which Democracy?". Democratic Theory. 1 (2): 1–10. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010201. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Merkel, Wolfgang (2014-12-01). "Is There a Crisis of Democracy?". Democratic Theory. 1 (2): 11–25. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010202. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Stoker, Gerry; Evans, Mark (2014-12-01). "The "Democracy-Politics Paradox": The Dynamics of Political Alienation". Democratic Theory. 1 (2): 26–36. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010203. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Marsh, David (2014-12-01). "What Is the Nature of the Crisis of Democracy and What Can We Do about It?". Democratic Theory. 1 (2): 37–46. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010204. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ McCaffrie, Brendan; Akram, Sadiya (2014-12-01). "Crisis of Democracy?: Recognizing the Democratic Potential of Alternative Forms of Political Participation". Democratic Theory. 1 (2): 47–55. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010205. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Bang, Henrik P. (2014-12-01). "Family Squabbles: Beyond the Conflict-Consensus Divide". Democratic Theory. 1 (2): 56–66. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010206. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Fawcett, Paul (2014-12-01). "Can't Live With Them, Can't Live Without Them: Why Politicians Matter". Democratic Theory. 1 (2): 67–75. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010207. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Navarria, Giovanni (2014-12-01). "Can Democracy Survive the Rise of Surveillance Technology?". Democratic Theory. 1 (2): 76–84. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010208. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Jensen, Michael J. (2014-12-01). "Deliberative Democracy: Bringing the System Back In". Democratic Theory. 1 (2): 85–94. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010209. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Felicetti, Andrea (2014-12-01). "Citizen Forums in the Deliberative System". Democratic Theory. 1 (2): 95–103. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010210. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Tormey, Simon (2014-12-01). "The Contemporary Crisis of Representative Democracy". Democratic Theory. 1 (2): 104–112. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010211. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Curato, Nicole (2014-12-01). "Participation without Deliberation: The Crisis of Venezuelan Democracy". Democratic Theory. 1 (2): 113–121. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010212. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Tamura, Tetsuki; Kobayashi, Yasuko H. (2014-12-01). "Niggling New Democracies in the Age of Individualization in Japan". Democratic Theory. 1 (2): 122–130. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010213. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Dare, Lain (2014-12-01). "Forms of Political Participation Used within Forest Certification". Democratic Theory. 1 (2): 131–141. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010214. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Monro, Dugald (2014-12-01). "Failure in Representation at the Local Government Level?: A Case Study". Democratic Theory. 1 (2): 142–150. doi:10.3167/dt.2014.010215. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Gagnon, Jean-Paul; Chou, Mark (2015-06-01). "Editorial". Democratic Theory. 2 (1): 1–3. doi:10.3167/dt.2015.020101. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Vasilev, George (2015-06-01). "On Mouffe's Agonism: Why It Is Not a Refutation of Consensus". Democratic Theory. 2 (1): 4–21. doi:10.3167/dt.2015.020102. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Marichal, Jose (2015-06-01). "(Mis)arguing Diversity: The Weakness of Diversity as a Civic Argument (and How to Make It Stronger)". Democratic Theory. 2 (1): 22–41. doi:10.3167/dt.2015.020103. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Machin, Amanda (2015-06-01). "Deliberating Bodies: Democracy, Identification, and Embodiment". Democratic Theory. 2 (1): 42–62. doi:10.3167/dt.2015.020104. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Jackson, Jeff (2015-06-01). "Dividing Deliberative and Participatory Democracy through John Dewey". Democratic Theory. 2 (1): 63–84. doi:10.3167/dt.2015.020105. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Avramenko, Richard; Tønder, Lars; Green, Jeffrey Edward (2015-06-01). "Book Symposium". Democratic Theory. 2 (1): 85–99. doi:10.3167/dt.2015.020106. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Elstub, Stephen; Gagnon, Jean-Paul (2015-06-01). "A Genealogy of Deliberative Democracy". Democratic Theory. 2 (1): 100–117. doi:10.3167/dt.2015.020107. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Santoro, Daniele; Lacey, Joseph (2015-06-01). "Book Reviews". Democratic Theory. 2 (1): 118–124. doi:10.3167/dt.2015.020108. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Chan, Stephen (2015-12-01). "Electoral and Intellectual Exercises in Validation: The Ebbing Wave in Southern Africa". Democratic Theory. 2 (2): 8–21. doi:10.3167/dt.2015.020202. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Corbett, Jack (2015-12-01). "Democracy in the Pacific Islands: Comparable Practices, Contested Meanings". Democratic Theory. 2 (2): 22–40. doi:10.3167/dt.2015.020203. ISSN 2332-8894.
- ^ Hamilton, Lawrence (2015-12-01). "Democratic Theory: The South African Crucible". Democratic Theory. 2 (2): 41–58. doi:10.3167/dt.2015.020204. ISSN 2332-8894.