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Democratic Failure: NOMOS LXIII

Melissa Schwartzberg and Daniel Viehoff

Print publication date: 2020

Print ISBN-13: 9781479804788

Published to NYU Press Scholarship Online: May 2021

DOI: 10.18574/nyu/9781479804788.001.0001

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Introduction

Introduction

Chapter:
(p.1) Introduction
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Democratic Failure
Author(s):

Melissa Schwartzberg

Daniel Viehoff

Publisher:
NYU Press
DOI:10.18574/nyu/9781479804788.003.0001

This chapter introduces the volume and its theme of democratic failure. It highlights the problems of democratic legitimacy, representation, and economic, epistemic, and racial inequality that place democracy at risk. It explains the tripartite structure and summarizes the main arguments of each chapter, drawing connections across the various chapters.

Keywords:   democracy, democratic failure, legitimacy, representation, epistemic inequality, racial inequality

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