Contesting Conformity - Democracy and the Paradox of Political Belonging - Bok av Jennie C. (Assistant Professor of Political Science Ikuta - Inbunden
Contesting Conformity investigates the writings of Tocqueville, Mill, and Nietzsche in order to examine the relationship between non-conformity and modern democracy. Jennie Ikuta argues that non-conformity is an intractable issue for democracy while non-conformity is often important for cultivating a just polity, non-conformity can also undermine democracy. Democracy therefore needs non-conformity, but not in an unconditional way. This book examines thisintractable relationship, and offers resources..