How to democratize the economy
This issue of Democratic Theory aims to contribute to critical social science by bridging the gap between democratic theory and critical political economy (CPE). Despite a common grounding in a normative commitment to emancipation, these fields have lately spoken past each other. Democratic theory i...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:299494 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/299494 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3167/dt.2024.110101 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Capitalism Critical political economy Democratic theory Economic democracy Participatory and deliberative democracy Social reproduction |
| Sumario: | This issue of Democratic Theory aims to contribute to critical social science by bridging the gap between democratic theory and critical political economy (CPE). Despite a common grounding in a normative commitment to emancipation, these fields have lately spoken past each other. Democratic theory is relatively voluntarist, focusing on the realization of normative principles through institutional design. However, it has often overlooked capitalism's influence on democracy, and accepted the artificial separation of the political and economic realms in ways that constrain the possibilities for democratic expansion. CPE, on the other hand, has developed realist and historical analyses of capitalist constraint and dynamism. It can offer a structural compass for democratic theories' interventionist energies, while also being moved beyond pure critique by them. The central theme of this issue, "democratizing the economy," shifts the focus toward a deeper exploration of the potential for democratic designs to transform economic structures |
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