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Return to politics Uncertainty, debate and political action in the theory of democracy Benjamin R. Barber
2014
La teoría de Benjamin Barber ha renovado por varias razones su actualidad al cumplirse 30 años de la edición de Strong Democracy. Me interesa desarrollar en este artículo la relación que Barber establece entre la necesidad de la acción política, la incertidumbre epistemológica del ámbito político y la deliberación. Reconocer esta relación puede ayudarnos a explicar la inevitabilidad de la política y, por tanto, retornar a ella. No cabe duda de que en nuestros tiempos globalizados es fácil reconocer la necesidad de la acción y la incertidumbre, por lo que la teoría de Barber puede indicarnos cómo sobrellevarlas. Si la propuesta de Barber fue en su momento una inspiración para nuestras preten…
Deliberative Democracy, Active Citizenship and Critical Culture: From Aristotle’s Rhetoric to Contemporary Political Philosophy
2013
The aim of this paper is to defend an adequate reading of Aristotle´s deliberative rhetoric that allows us to understand practical rationalization as a process of interpretation of human actions. After the consideration of rhetoric as a general human ability that is indispensable for political coexistence, the impact of the Aristotelian rhetorical proposal is presented, not just as a defense of the importance of rhetoric in a democratic society, but also as a novel attempt to understand what it means to speak of practical rationality.
Unpopular policies and the theory of representative democracy
1993
Their platforms reflect concern with enhancing the probability of being elected, but some candidates often, or all candidates occasionally, voluntarily adept stances that reduce that probability. Governments care about their popularity, but sometimes they choose, even before an election, to announce or implement policies that are unpopular. For most people, the phenomenon is no news and is not altogether a unhappy one. Deprecating words such as demagogy or "mob rule" and praising ones such as leadership or statesmanship express a deeply-rooted, widelyshared concern about the possibility that democratic politicians could be too subservient to public opinion.(...)
Ciudadanía democrática: ética, política y religión. XIX Conferencias Aranguren
2011
This article is comprised of two parts, bound together by the concept of <i>democratic citizenship</i>. The first part attempts to design the lines of <i>deliberative democracy</i> as the most appropriate model to embody the actual substance of democracy. That is why it presents the sense of deliberative democracy, its traits, its advantages compared with other models, the conditions for its start-up, its limits and the specific type of deliberative democracy that would be more adequate, and which receives the name of «communicative democracy»; all of this by way of dialogues with its main representatives. The second part addresses the specific questions of the <i…
I principi democratici nel diritto dell'Unione europea
2011
Il lavoro esamina possibili significati e funzioni delle norme in tema di principi democratici introdotte nel TUE dal Trattato di Lisbona. This book examines the articles referring to the democratic principles, which have been introduced in the TEU by theTreaty of Lisbon, and their possible meanings and functions in the EU legal system.
Recognitive Arguments for Workplace Democracy
2020
In this paper we have a twofold aim. First, we wish to show that commitments within recognition theory lend themselves readily for arguments for workplace democratization. This is done through arguing that authoritarian forms of labour organization go against fundamental recognitive needs, generating injustice and unnecessary social suffering that could be ameliorated through giving workers a proper voice. In conjunction with this aim, we offer a defence of the idea of workplace democracy from the perspective of recognition. Our goal is not to override other arguments for workplace democracy, but rather to provide additional reasons to democratize working life.
Opolskie manifestacje w obronie demokracji
2021
Opole is a provincial city of the smallest region in the country. Nevertheless, its inhabitants manifest their views on matters important from their point of view. The analysis of the largest protests in re- cent years in this region shows that the inhabitants of Opole most often and loudly demonstrate in de- fense of democracy — both at the national and local level. In the chapter Opole demonstrations in de- fense of democracy, Katarzyna Daniel proposes an analysis of two problems that caused Opole inhab- itants to take to the streets, i.e. protests in defense of the broadly understood judiciary initiated in 2017 and demonstrations and strikes caused by the en- largement of the administrat…
Education and citizen participation: improving university teaching through Human Rights
2019
En este artículo se analiza la conexión entre una mejor educación, especialmente alimentada del estudio y concienciación de los derechos humanos, con una ciudadanía más participativa, conocedora de sus derechos y de la importancia y responsabilidad de ejercerlos en democracia. La mejor educación de los ciudadanos debe propiciar unos entornos deliberativos de mejor calidad, y en base a ello obtener unas mejores soluciones políticas. Y ya que las generaciones más jóvenes presentan unas características específicas de aislamiento y uso excesivo de la tecnología, se propone un modo de ejercicio docente inspirado en el sistema socrático de preguntas y respuestas permanentes para conseguir un alum…
Partiti, Movimenti, democrazia diretta e divieto di mandato imperativo
2018
The paper focuses on the limits of direct democracy and on the fundamental importance of the prohibition of imperative mandate as a guarantee against parliamentary omnipotence.
Obywatelska inicjatywa ustawodawcza na przykładzie Szwajcarii
2018
Obywatelska inicjatywa ustawodawcza daje możliwość współdecydowania o najważniejszych kwestiach w państwie. W artykule przedstawiono pojęcie inicjatywy ludowej oraz jej podział ze względu na formę, zasięg terytorialny, przedmiot inicjatywy oraz stopień pośrednictwa. Opisano również procedurę obywatelskiej inicjatywy ustawodawczej w sprawie częściowej oraz całkowitej zmiany konstytucji w Szwajcarii. Wskazano praktykę stosowania tej formy demokracji bezpośredniej na każdym szczeblu administracji publicznej Konfederacji Szwajcarskiej.