Pedro T. Magalhães

The Legitimacy of Modern Democracy (eBook, ePUB)

A Study on the Political Thought of Max Weber, Carl Schmitt and Hans Kelsen

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Through a re-examination of the political thought of Max Weber, Carl Schmitt and Hans Kelsen, this book offers a reflection on the nature of modern democracy and the question of its legitimacy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351654005
• Artikelnr.: 60542296

Autorenporträt

Pedro T. Magalhães has a PhD in Political Science awarded by NOVA University Lisbon, where he taught as a Guest Assistant Professor until 2018. He is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Academy of Finland funded Centre of Excellence in Law, Identity and the European Narratives (Eurostorie), hosted by the Centre for European Studies at the University of Helsinki. His main research interests are in the fields of democratic theory, modern political ideologies and twentieth-century intellectual history.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Max Weber's Diagnosis of Modernity and the Ambivalence of
Modern Democracy 2. The Neo-Authoritarian Populism of Carl Schmitt 3.
Science, Relativism and Pluralism: Hans Kelsen's Conception of Modern
Democracy Elitism, Populism and Pluralism: A Conclusion