Beschreibung
Following the profile of recent issues of the Yearbook, volume 13 (2009)
of Redescriptions focuses on contemporary debates around the concept of
democracy. Several articles, by scholars from different fields (political
theory, philosophy, history, rhetoric, women’s studies, law), discuss the
present state and future prospects of democracy, its relationship to other
concepts (deliberation, rhetoric, parliament, majority vs. minority) as
well as its (in)compatibility with the power of the courts and the
expertise. In this volume examples of conceptual histories are provided by
articles on women’s suffrage and friendship.
