Overview
- Provides a theoretical and analytical study in the contemporary crisis of liberal democracy
- Engages with the democratic challenges encountered by the post-2011 protest movements
- Is attentive to both history and the role of ideology in shaping structures of power
Part of the book series: The Theories, Concepts and Practices of Democracy (PSTCD)
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This book rethinks resistance against neoliberalism in the context of the crisis of Western liberal democracy and the rise of new radical left parties in Europe. Drawing upon a wide range of methodological approaches in contemporary political and social theory, it explores how the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis represents the opening of possibilities for resistance and examines the structural hurdles facing radical politics in effectively challenging neoliberalism. The author challenges the dominant conceptions of democratic politics by critically interrogating the role of liberalism in the depoliticisation of governing and the neoliberal restructuring of the democratic role of the state. The trajectory of new radical left parties in Slovenia, Greece and Spain is used to demonstrate the need to overcome the binary divide between institutional politics and resistance in radical political theory and practice.
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Reviews
“Liberal democracy currently experiences a multi-level crisis. Within the emerging post-democratic context, radical politics has re-appeared as a potent force internationally. How can we genealogically grasp the relationship between economics and politics, resistance and institutional politics? How do resistance movements challenge neoliberal governmentality? Where does resistance fail and how can movements and radical parties reconstruct their potential as agents of true change? Alen Toplišek offers a detailed analysis of our theoretico-political predicament, thoroughly charting the conditions of possibility for effective resistance. Employing a variety of dynamic theoretical resources, he advances a sophisticated agonistic reconceptualisation of democratic politics, crucial for the years to come.” (Yannis Stavrakakis, Professor, School of Political Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Alen Toplišek is Teaching Fellow at SOAS, University of London, UK. His research examines the impact of social movements and political ideas on the political and economic governance structures in contemporary democracies. He has published in a variety of academic and popular outlets.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Liberal Democracy in Crisis
Book Subtitle: Rethinking Resistance under Neoliberal Governmentality
Authors: Alen Toplišek
Series Title: The Theories, Concepts and Practices of Democracy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97937-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-97936-6Published: 02 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07423-4Published: 11 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-97937-3Published: 12 September 2018
Series ISSN: 2947-4469
Series E-ISSN: 2947-4477
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 214
Topics: Political Theory, Democracy, Governance and Government