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Saward, Michael (2019) Theorizing about democracy. Democratic Theory, 6 (2). pp. 1-11. doi:10.3167/dt.2019.060202

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Abstract

How can we theorize about democracy? We can identify the major topics that form the focus of democratic theorists (and others traversing the field), such as democracy’s meaning and value. This article focuses on the methodological lenses through which the topics have been and can be viewed. Different lenses bring into focus different phenomena, questions, and problems of democracy. It is argued that the lenses that bring conventional democratic theory approaches into view can provide an unnecessarily narrow and restrictive perspective. Donning different methodological lenses can introduce alternative perspectives, such as renewed attention to value pluralism and the “everyday.” The article sketches four “circles” that capture different potential types of and sources for theoretical work, some of them radically unconventional. It concludes by discussing the specific example of how methods and assumptions of design theory can prompt promising new approaches to theorizing about democracy.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: J Political Science > JC Political theory
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Democracy
Journal or Publication Title: Democratic Theory
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISSN: 2332-8894
Official Date: 1 December 2019
Dates:
DateEvent
1 December 2019Published
2 September 2019Accepted
Date of first compliant deposit: 26 August 2020
Volume: 6
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 1-11
DOI: 10.3167/dt.2019.060202
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Publisher Statement: This is a post–peer-review, precopyedited version of an article published in Democratic Theory. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Saward, Michael (2019) Theorizing about democracy. Democratic Theory, 6 (2). pp. 1-11 is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/dt.2019.060202
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