Legitimacy of Modern Democracy : A Study on the Political Thought of Max Weber, Carl Schmitt and Hans Kelsen

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Magalhães, Pedro T., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Taylor & Francis 2021.
Series:Routledge innovations in political theory, ; Volume 89
Subjects:
Weber, Max, > 1864-1920 > Political and social views.
Schmitt, Carl, > 1888-1985 > Political and social views.
Kelsen, Hans, > 1881-1973 > Political and social views.
Democracy.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009685660006719
Table of Contents:
  • Max Weber's diagnosis of modernity and the ambivalences of democracy
  • The neo-authoritarian populism of Carl Schmitt
  • Science, relativism, and pluralism: Hans Kelsen's conception of modern democracy
  • Elitism, populism, and pluralism: a conclusion.

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