A fascinating conversation between Jan-Werner Müller
@Princeton and Rahel Jaeggi @HumboldtUni on what is needed to (re)democratise our #democracies.
These are my key insights on what can be deduced from this for a strong progressive strategy 👇🏽
@Princeton and Rahel Jaeggi @HumboldtUni on what is needed to (re)democratise our #democracies.
These are my key insights on what can be deduced from this for a strong progressive strategy 👇🏽
https://twitter.com/DPZ_Berlin/status/1448644293933953032
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As progressives, we have to be careful to use the concept of democratic #regression to describe the status quo of democracies. Rather than a regression, we currently witness an inability of democratic institutions to respond to systemic crises such as the climate crisis.
As progressives, we have to be careful to use the concept of democratic #regression to describe the status quo of democracies. Rather than a regression, we currently witness an inability of democratic institutions to respond to systemic crises such as the climate crisis.
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There are two central aspects that constitute this crisis: On the one hand, key social institutions such as central banks, financial markets or schools lack democratic ordering principles and with that democratic legitimacy.
There are two central aspects that constitute this crisis: On the one hand, key social institutions such as central banks, financial markets or schools lack democratic ordering principles and with that democratic legitimacy.
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On the other hand, the central promise of social democracy that the future will be better than the past does not hold anymore. Today, more and more people perceive the #future no longer as a promise but
as a threat.
On the other hand, the central promise of social democracy that the future will be better than the past does not hold anymore. Today, more and more people perceive the #future no longer as a promise but
as a threat.
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Since the art of politics is to define vision and conflicts, how can progressives respond to this double-crisis?
First, progressives should not be seduced to fall into the trap of setting up a dichotomy between socio-cultural inequalities and socio-economic #inequalities.
Since the art of politics is to define vision and conflicts, how can progressives respond to this double-crisis?
First, progressives should not be seduced to fall into the trap of setting up a dichotomy between socio-cultural inequalities and socio-economic #inequalities.
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Historically, the labour movements of the 19th century, the suffragettes of the early 20th century, and the civil rights movement of the 50s and 60s did not only push for material equality but also for the equality of social status and forms of life. The same holds true today
Historically, the labour movements of the 19th century, the suffragettes of the early 20th century, and the civil rights movement of the 50s and 60s did not only push for material equality but also for the equality of social status and forms of life. The same holds true today
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Instead of opting for a mode of defending historical achievements, progressives have lots of good reasons to
show that they have clear visions and demands for the future - one of such could be to push for #economic #democracy as a model and vision of decentralising power.
Instead of opting for a mode of defending historical achievements, progressives have lots of good reasons to
show that they have clear visions and demands for the future - one of such could be to push for #economic #democracy as a model and vision of decentralising power.
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