Liberal Democracy in Crisis

Rethinking Resistance under Neoliberal Governmentality
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-07423-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 214 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 296 g

Reihe: The Theories, Concepts and Practices of Democracy

This book rethinks resistance against neoliberalism in the context of the crisis of Western liberal democracy and the rise of new radical left parties in Europe. Drawing upon a wide range of methodological approaches in contemporary political and social theory, it explores how the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis represents the opening of possibilities for resistance and examines the structural hurdles facing radical politics in effectively challenging neoliberalism. The author challenges the dominant conceptions of democratic politics by critically interrogating the role of liberalism in the depoliticisation of governing and the neoliberal restructuring of the democratic role of the state. The trajectory of new radical left parties in Slovenia, Greece and Spain is used to demonstrate the need to overcome the binary divide between institutional politics and resistance in radical political theory and practice.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Topli¿ek, Alen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politik: Sachbuch, Politikerveröffentlichungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Understanding the crisis of liberal democracy and rethinking democratic politics.- 3. Understanding (Neo)Liberalism: The Relationship between the Liberal State and Free Market Capitalism.- 4. Crisis: Critique, Temporality and Trauma.- 5. Politics and Resistance as Power.- 6. Challenging Neoliberal Governmentality: Social Movements and the New Radical Left.- 7. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Alen Toplišek is Teaching Fellow at SOAS, University of London, UK. His research examines the impact of social movements and political ideas on the political and economic governance structures in contemporary democracies. He has published in a variety of academic and popular outlets.