{"product_id":"9781438430409","title":"The Promise of Democracy: Political Agency and Transformation","description":"A new ethical concept of democracy as the cultivation and practice of civic virtues in a pluralistic setting is presented in this thoughtful and wide-ranging study. Drawing upon such figures as Aristotle, Montesquieu, Hegel, Dewey, Heidegger, Arendt, and Lefort, Fred Dallmayr emphasizes the need for civic education and practical-ethical engagement in all societies aspiring to be democratic. With reference to Middle Eastern societies and especially Iran, Dallmayr explores the possible compatibility between democracy and Islamic faith. In a similar vein, he discusses the strengths of Gandhian and Confucian democracy as possible correctives to current versions of \"minimalist\" democracy and the cult of laissez-faire liberalism and neoliberalism. Addressing how to instill a democratic ethos in societies where corporations and elites exercise a great deal of power, The Promise of Democracy presents an inspired vision of democracy as popular \"self-rule\" in which ethical cultivation and self-transformation make possible a nondomineering kind of political agency. Against this background, Dallmayr casts democracy as a \"promise,\" making room for the unlimited horizons opened up by a new understanding of liberty and equality.","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123189367024,"sku":"9781438430409","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781438430409_p0.jpg?v=1763755739","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781438430409","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}