Associations and Democracy keyword-grundrisse Mokhtefi still seasons her prose

Mokhtefi still seasons her prose with the argot of revolution

but also provides an alternative to the ethical (rather than artistic) criteria invited by such artworks

His judicious and vigilant probing of both terms—which can probably not be banished at this late date—helps us clarify our present political and artistic situations

from the days of the French Revolution to the troubles of the modern welfare state

changing mentalities in postwar Germany

Associations and Democracy keyword-grundrisse Mokhtefi still seasons her proseThroughout the West, democracy is under fire. Government is part of the problem, not the solution is a common refrain. As the tasks of the state become more complex and the size of polities larger, the institutional forms of liberal democracy developed in the 19th century seem increasingly unable to cope. Rather than seeking to deepen the democratic character of politics, much energy in recent years has been directed as reducing the role of politics