ABSTRACT
Radical Democracy addresses the loss of faith in conventional party politics and argues for new ways of thinking about diversity, liberty and civic responsibility. The cultural and social theorists in Radical Democracy broaden the discussion beyond the conventional and conservative rhetoric by investigating the applicability of radical democracy in the United States. Issues debated include whether democracy is primarily a form of decision making or an instrument of popular empowerment; and whether democracy constitutes an abstract ideal or an achievable goal.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|73 pages
Genealogies of Radical Democracy
chapter 4|20 pages
Can the Subaltern Vote?
Radical Democracy, Discourses of Representation and Rights, and Questions of Race
part 2|115 pages
Debating Radical Politics in the United States
chapter 10|13 pages
Radical Democracy and Cultural Politics
What about Class? What about Political Power?
chapter 14|14 pages
Culture Wars and Identity Politics
The Religious Right and the Cultural Politics of Homosexuality
part 3|42 pages
Radical Democracy and Political Possibility
chapter 16|12 pages
Equality, Difference, and Radical Democracy
The United States Feminist Debates Revisited
