The Politics of Enemies

Michael Ignatieff*

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Abstract (may include machine translation)

Democracy's meaning has always been contested. The problem with substantive definitions of democracy is that democrats do not agree on what it is or what it should be. Democracy itself is not just an unruly contest for power, but also the site of an ongoing debate about what democracy is or should be. Yet letting that struggle become a battle between existential foes risks upending the whole democratic project.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5-19
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Democracy
Volume33
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2022
Externally publishedYes

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