Ethos, agonism and populism: William Connolly and the case for radical democracy

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-193

  Howarth, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agonism; Pluralism; Post structuralism; Radical democracy

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DEMOCRACY; POLITICAL THEORY; POPULISM;

EID: 41149158071     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2007.00308.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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