Modern Democracy as a System of Separations

Manent asserts that the division of the social world into rigorously separated disciplines, aspects, and powers is a general and characteristic trait of a democratic regime. He argues that the "system of separations" is a historic achievement that must be defended even against the normativ...

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Published in:Journal of democracy 2003, Vol.14 (1), p.114-125
Main Author: Manent, Pierre
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Church and state
Civil rights
Constitution
Democracy
Democratic regimes
Division of labour
Freedom
History
Liberty
Partisanship
Political power
Political Representation
Political science
Political systems
Separation of Powers
Social classes
State-society relations
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Summary:Manent asserts that the division of the social world into rigorously separated disciplines, aspects, and powers is a general and characteristic trait of a democratic regime. He argues that the "system of separations" is a historic achievement that must be defended even against the normatively purer understandings of democracy.
ISSN:1045-5736
1086-3214
1086-3214
DOI:10.1353/jod.2003.0017