The antinomian framework of Western and non-Western democracies—from theory to application
This article argues in favour of broadening the classical paradigm of democracy that historically emerged in the West. Without disregarding the undiminished significance of the idea of liberal democracy and its deep commitment to universal human rights, the necessity of a new accentuation of the con...
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| description | This article argues in favour of broadening the classical paradigm of democracy that historically emerged in the West. Without disregarding the undiminished significance of the idea of liberal democracy and its deep commitment to universal human rights, the necessity of a new accentuation of the concept of democracy is accepted in view of the observable democratic processes in non-Western societies. This should help to avoid both the blind spots of Eurocentrism and the misperception of countries as democracies that are merely masking their authoritarian or despotic character. The result is a theory of popular sovereignty that seeks to grasp and combine Western and non-Western conceptions of democracy in a balanced way and is based on a genealogical and comparative perspective of the history of political ideas in the global North and South. In a second step, the theory is then tested using a few selected examples (Confucian democracy, Islamic democracy, African democracy). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f81844859941432da78d55220b8e10ea2025-01-03T06:46:43ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Political Science2673-31452025-01-01610.3389/fpos.2024.14202521420252The antinomian framework of Western and non-Western democracies—from theory to applicationOliver Fernando HidalgoThis article argues in favour of broadening the classical paradigm of democracy that historically emerged in the West. Without disregarding the undiminished significance of the idea of liberal democracy and its deep commitment to universal human rights, the necessity of a new accentuation of the concept of democracy is accepted in view of the observable democratic processes in non-Western societies. This should help to avoid both the blind spots of Eurocentrism and the misperception of countries as democracies that are merely masking their authoritarian or despotic character. The result is a theory of popular sovereignty that seeks to grasp and combine Western and non-Western conceptions of democracy in a balanced way and is based on a genealogical and comparative perspective of the history of political ideas in the global North and South. In a second step, the theory is then tested using a few selected examples (Confucian democracy, Islamic democracy, African democracy).https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpos.2024.1420252/fulldemocracynon-western history of political thoughtconfucianismMuslim worldAfricaantinomies |
| spellingShingle | Oliver Fernando Hidalgo The antinomian framework of Western and non-Western democracies—from theory to application Frontiers in Political Science democracy non-western history of political thought confucianism Muslim world Africa antinomies |
| title | The antinomian framework of Western and non-Western democracies—from theory to application |
| title_full | The antinomian framework of Western and non-Western democracies—from theory to application |
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| title_short | The antinomian framework of Western and non-Western democracies—from theory to application |
| title_sort | antinomian framework of western and non western democracies from theory to application |
| topic | democracy non-western history of political thought confucianism Muslim world Africa antinomies |
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