Speaking for Others - The Ethics of Informal Political Representation

From Booker T. Washington to a neighbor who speaks up at a city council meeting, many of the people who represent us were never elected. Wendy Salkin provides the first systematic analysis of the ubiquitous phenomenon of informal political representation, a practice of immense political value that raises serious ethical concerns.

About the author

Wendy Salkin is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and, by courtesy, of Law at Stanford University.

Summary

From Booker T. Washington to a neighbor who speaks up at a city council meeting, many of the people who represent us were never elected. Wendy Salkin provides the first systematic analysis of the ubiquitous phenomenon of informal political representation, a practice of immense political value that raises serious ethical concerns.

Product details

• Authors: Wendy Salkin
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.07.2024
• EAN: 9780674238534
• ISBN: 978-0-674-23853-4
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Political activism, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Popular philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Political activism / Political engagement