Autorentext

Daniel Hausknost is Senior Researcher and Lecturer at Institute of Social Ecology (SEC), Alpen-Adria University in Austria.

Klappentext

Can liberal democracy be opened up to alternative models of societal development or is it locked onto a trajectory that cannot be changed from within? This book presents the first step toward a transformative model of democracy.

Inhalt

Introduction Part 1. Liberal democracy and the limits to change 1. The secret of liberal democracy's success 2. Governing agency decision, choice, solution 3. Change and transformation Part 2. Democratic Theory and Political Agency 4. Aggregative and deliberative democracy 5. Radical democracy Part 3. Transcending the limits to change 6. Transformative democratic innovations 7. The Open Door Conclusion