The legitimacy of modern democracy a study on the political thought of Max Weber, Carl Schmitt and Hans Kelsen

By re-examining 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. Pedro T. Magalhães shows that present-day elitist, populist and pluralist accounts of democracy owe, in diverse and of...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Magalhães, Pedro, 1970- author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, New York ; London : Routledge 2020.
[2021]
Edition:1st ed
Series:Routledge innovations in political theory ; Voume 89.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009421110906719
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • 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
  • Index.