Democratic Theory as Social Codification

IF 0.8 Q3 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Democratic Theory-An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2019-12-01 DOI:10.3167/dt.2019.060206

C. Ewert, M. Repetti

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Abstract

What is democratic theory? In this article we treat it as a semiotic code – that is to say, a shared assumption – and argue that democratic theory enables people to think and talk about the idea(s) of democracy. Furthermore, the application of this specific code is highly political. For one, it is embedded in concrete contexts and discourses and used in arguments and narratives. In addition, the application of democratic theory has also substantial consequences on the lives of people. We illustrate this argument by reflecting briefly on Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” and its recodification and consequences in different contexts.

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作为社会法典化的民主理论

什么是民主理论？在这篇文章中，我们将其视为一种符号代码——也就是说，一种共同的假设——并认为民主理论使人们能够思考和谈论民主的理念。此外，这一具体守则的适用具有高度的政治性。首先，它被嵌入具体的语境和话语中，并被用于争论和叙事。此外，民主理论的应用也对人们的生活产生了实质性的影响。我们通过简要回顾亚伯拉罕·林肯的《葛底斯堡演说》及其在不同背景下的重新定义和后果来说明这一论点。

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Democratic Theory-An Interdisciplinary Journal POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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期刊介绍： Democratic Theory is a peer-reviewed journal published and distributed by Berghahn. It encourages philosophical and interdisciplinary contributions that critically explore democratic theory—in all its forms. Spanning a range of views, the journal offers a cross-disciplinary forum for diverse theoretical questions to be put forward and systematically examined. It advances non-Western as well as Western ideas and is actively based on the premise that there are many forms of democracies and many types of democrats. As a forum for debate, the journal challenges theorists to ask and answer the perennial questions that plague the field of democratization studies: Why is democracy so prominent in the world today? What is the meaning of democracy? Will democracy continue to expand? Are current forms of democracy sufficient to give voice to “the people” in an increasingly fragmented and divided world? Who leads in democracy? What types of non-Western democratic theories are there? Should democrats always defend democracy? Should democrats be fearful of de-democratization, post-democracies, and the rise of hybridized regimes?