Demophobia in Modern Democracy

被引：1

作者：

de Aguiar, Thais Florencio ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Estado Rio de Janeiro, IESP, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

来源：

DADOS-REVISTA DE CIENCIAS SOCIAIS | 2011年 / 54卷 / 04期

关键词：

democratic theory; demophobia; demophilia; liberals; the masses;

D O I：

10.1590/S0011-52582011000400004

中图分类号：

C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

Demophobia in Modern Democracy This article aims to demonstrate the existence of demophobic principles in the theory of modern democracy. Liberal theoretical propositions decreed the subsumption of the demos in the government of all, reduction of the presence of the masses in politics, the exteriority of their modes of organization, and rationalization of administration of "the many". The study focuses on liberal thinkers from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries, but is not limited to them. The result is the enunciation of a political oxymoron (demophobic democracy), which also appears as an epistemological obstacle to democratic experimentation.

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页码：609 / 650

页数：42