What Do We Mean by Democracy? Reflections on an Essentially Contested Concept and Its Relationship to Politics and Public Administration

This article argues that democracy is an essentially contested concept in that its meaning and applications appear to be subject to endless contestation, but that the origins of such contestation are to be found in our political practices rather than in the concept per se. It is also argued that the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Administration & society 2019-05, Vol.51 (5), p.724-748
1. Verfasser:	Spicer, Michael W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Constitutionalism Democracy Intellectuals Meaning Political science theories Politics Public administration
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