Dueling Visions of Democracy
June 3rd, 2008 by Sarah
Check out the fascinating article by Nadia Urbinati in Dissent, in which she argues that two divergent visions of democracy frame the ongoing debate surrounding the promotion of democracy abroad: “One is ideological, quasi religious in kind, based on a nucleus of values that are identified with the West as an organic whole. The other is moral and procedural in kind and pays attention to the context. It is based on a nucleus of procedures that are applicable in various circumstances.”
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