On the Importance of Getting Things Done
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democracy, resistance, legitimate coercion, democratic action
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Abstract
In this paper Jane Mansbridge reflects upon the role of resistance in democracy. Resistance “can cause inaction by focusing on stopping, rather than using, coercion.”’ Instead we should increase the legitimacy of democratic action and in that manner further the possibility of sanction through coercion. An improvement of democratic institutions and of the procedures of deliberation, which makes room for citizen input, would also make for a more efficacious and organized resistance, when necessary.Downloads
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2015-07-11
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Mansbridge J. (2015). On the Importance of Getting Things Done. Las Torres de Lucca. International Journal of Political Philosophy, 1(1), 57-82. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/LTDL/article/view/76835
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