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Participatory, deliberative and agonistic democracy: current theories and practical applications
Sekerák, Marián ; Salamon, Janusz (advisor) ; Valeš, Lukáš (referee) ; Müller, Karel B. (referee)
The rapidly changing political environment in our Western liberal democracies poses a big challenge not only to elected representatives but also to scholars. In this dissertation thesis I describe and clarify the main principles and ideas of the three currently most dominant, debated and promising democratic theories, namely participatory democracy, deliberative democracy and Mouffe's agonistic pluralism. Their criticisms and the most important polemics are included as well. The first theory introduced in dissertation's theoretical part is participatory democracy, which is heavily neglected in the Slovak academia. It is presented especially through the prism of Carole Pateman's, C.B. Macpherson's and Benjamin Barber's writings. Their ideas on civic engagement in public life appear to be noteworthy again, especially in the light of the changing conditions of democratic citizenship - particularly in regards to the EU-wide decline in voter turnout, increasing income inequality, downgrade of social solidarity and cooperation, growing intolerance or dissatisfaction with representative democracy and its institutions. This theory has been verified on the example of the European Citizens' Initiatives (ECI), which are deemed to be one of most promising political tools adjusting EU's democratic deficit....
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Participatory, deliberative and agonistic democracy: current theories and practical applications
Sekerák, Marián ; Salamon, Janusz (advisor) ; Valeš, Lukáš (referee) ; Müller, Karel B. (referee)
The rapidly changing political environment in our Western liberal democracies poses a big challenge not only to elected representatives but also to scholars. In this dissertation thesis I describe and clarify the main principles and ideas of the three currently most dominant, debated and promising democratic theories, namely participatory democracy, deliberative democracy and Mouffe's agonistic pluralism. Their criticisms and the most important polemics are included as well. The first theory introduced in dissertation's theoretical part is participatory democracy, which is heavily neglected in the Slovak academia. It is presented especially through the prism of Carole Pateman's, C.B. Macpherson's and Benjamin Barber's writings. Their ideas on civic engagement in public life appear to be noteworthy again, especially in the light of the changing conditions of democratic citizenship - particularly in regards to the EU-wide decline in voter turnout, increasing income inequality, downgrade of social solidarity and cooperation, growing intolerance or dissatisfaction with representative democracy and its institutions. This theory has been verified on the example of the European Citizens' Initiatives (ECI), which are deemed to be one of most promising political tools adjusting EU's democratic deficit....
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Revolution in Rojava and its ideological roots
Rut, Václav ; Charvát, Jan (advisor) ; Sekerák, Marián (referee)
Bachelor thesis deals with ongoing revolution in Rojava and its ideological roots. Rojava is a region in northern Syria, occupied by mostly Kurdish population. Ongoing revolution has its ideological roots in the political philosophy of Abdullah Öcalan and Murray Bookchin. This thesis focuses on theoretical concepts of libertarian municipalism and democratic confederalism. These concepts are introduced in wider context of authors' political backgrounds and work. Then the revolution in Rojava is depicted, according to the current findings. The goal of the thesis is to compare the ideological roots of the revolution, and their actual implementation. Space is given as well to the critical reception of the revolution by the international left. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Social utopias - a comparation
Zukal, Jan ; Franěk, Jakub (advisor) ; Sekerák, Marián (referee)
Utopia, a perfect place, a place that doesn't exist. A place that is separated from the outside world and fully self-sufficient. Conception of an ideal state system dealt with dozens of philosophers and political thinkers. In ancient times it was Plato in his writings Constitution and laws. In early Christianity religious community that sought to live in the ideal commonwealth according to God's word. In the Renaissance, it was Thomas More, Utopia which gave its name to the whole genre, or Tomasso Campanella and the Sun. These authors became pioneers of utopian socialism. Utopia is at the same time also dealt with Francis Bacon, who rather than socially conceived scientifically. They were followed by modern utopian socialists, such as Charles Fourier, and Robert Owen. The last part of the development consists of so-called utopia dystopia, or anti-utopia. The best known dystrophic parts are Matrix, or 1984 by George Orwell.
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