How to democratize the economy : combining democratic theory and critical political economy
Vlahos, Nick (Center for Democracy Innovation at the National Civic League)
Bua, Adrian (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Gagnon, Jean-Paul (University of Canberra)

Date:	2024
Description:	19 pàg.
Abstract:	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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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Capitalism ; Critical political economy ; Democratic theory ; Economic democracy ; Participatory and deliberative democracy ; Social reproduction
Published in:	Democratic Theory, Vol. 11 Núm. 1 (2024) , p. 1-19, ISSN 2332-8908

DOI: 10.3167/dt.2024.110101

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