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Demopolis - Democracy before Liberalism in Theory and Practice (Hardcover)
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Demopolis - Democracy before Liberalism in Theory and Practice (Hardcover)
Series: The Seeley Lectures
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What did democracy mean before liberalism? What are the
consequences for our lives today? Combining history with political
theory, this book restores the core meaning of democracy as
collective and limited self-government by citizens. That, rather
than majority tyranny, is what democracy meant in ancient Athens,
before liberalism. Participatory self-government is the basis of
political practice in 'Demopolis', a hypothetical modern state
powerfully imagined by award-winning historian and political
scientist Josiah Ober. Demopolis' residents aim to establish a
secure, prosperous, and non-tyrannical community, where citizens
govern as a collective, both directly and through representatives,
and willingly assume the costs of self-government because doing so
benefits them, both as a group and individually. Basic democracy,
as exemplified in real Athens and imagined Demopolis, can provide a
stable foundation for a liberal state. It also offers a possible
way forward for religious societies seeking a realistic alternative
to autocracy.
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