{"product_id":"the-spirit-of-democracy-corruption-disintegration-renewal-hardcover","title":"The Spirit of Democracy: Corruption, Disintegration, Renewal - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSofia Näsström\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does one revitalize democracy in times of crisis? Democracy is today challenged by populism and elitism, as well as by the resurgence of new forms of authoritarianism. \u003cem\u003eThe Spirit of Democracy: Corruption, Disintegration, Renewal\u003c\/em\u003e shows that while we have good reasons to worry about the corruption of democratic practices and ideals, these worries are often attributable to questionable assumptions about what democracy is. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on Montesquieu's classical work on the spirit of laws, the book sets out to reconceive the ways in which we understand and conceptualise modern democracy: from sovereignty to spirit. According to Montesquieu, different political forms are animated and sustained by different spirits: a republic by virtue, a monarchy by honour, and a despotic form by fear. This book argues that modern democracy is a \u003cem\u003esui generis\u003c\/em\u003e political form animated and sustained by a spirit of emancipation. The removal of divine, natural, and historical authorities in political affairs unleashes a fundamental uncertainty about the purpose and direction of society. In a democracy, we respond to that uncertainty by sharing and dividing it equally. It emancipates us from a state of self-incurred tutelage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on this argument, the book develops a new theoretical framework for studying the corruption, disintegration, and renewal of democracy: what it is, how it begins, and where in society it plays out.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSofia Näsström, \u003cem\u003eProfessor at the Department of Government, Uppsala University\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSofia Näsström is Professor at the Department of Government, Uppsala University. She specializes in political theory, and has written on topics related to democracy, legitimacy, the people, and representation. She leads the project \u003cem\u003eDemocratic Self-Defence: The Social Model\u003c\/em\u003e at Uppsala University, and has recently published a popular science book on democracy in Swedish.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 9.51 x 6.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47355533754617,"sku":"9780192898869","price":196.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/tEbAAUcI1g9780192898869.webp?v=1769854158","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-spirit-of-democracy-corruption-disintegration-renewal-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}