Democracy in Its Essence - Hans Kelsen As a Political Thinker

Democracy in Its Essence analyzes Hans Kelsen's political theory as a pluralist, relativist, constitutional, proceduralist, and liberal theory of representative democracy, characterized by its strong recall to the values of tolerance, responsibility, and respect toward "the other" as well as to the idea of politics as space for compromise.

List of contents

Chapter One: Democracy and Pluralism
Chapter Two: Democracy and Constitution
Chapter Three: Democracy and Relativism
Chapter Four: Democracy and Proceduralism

About the author

Sara Lagi is associate professor of history of political thought at the University of Turin.

Summary

Democracy in Its Essence analyzes Hans Kelsen’s political theory as a pluralist, relativist, constitutional, proceduralist, and liberal theory of representative democracy, characterized by its strong recall to the values of tolerance, responsibility, and respect toward “the other” as well as to the idea of politics as space for compromise.

Product details

• Authors: Sara Lagi
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.2022
• EAN: 9781793603739
• ISBN: 978-1-79360-373-9
• No. of pages: 204
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Political science & theory, Political structures: democracy, Political science and theory, Political structures / systems: democracy