Liberal Democracy in Crisis : Rethinking Resistance under Neoliberal Governmentality

Toplisek, Alen

Abstract

This book rethinks resistance against neoliberalism in the context of the crisis of Western liberal democracy and the rise of new radical left parties in Europe. Drawing upon a wide range of methodological approaches in contemporary political and social theory, it explores how the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis represents the opening of possibilities for resistance and examines the structural hurdles facing radical politics in effectively challenging neoliberalism. The author challenges the dominant conceptions of democratic politics by critically interrogating the role of liberalism in the depoliticisation of governing and the neoliberal restructuring of the democratic role of the state. The trajectory of new radical left parties in Slovenia, Greece and Spain is used to demonstrate the need to overcome the binary divide between institutional politics and resistance in radical political theory and practice.

Citation

Toplisek, A. (2019). Liberal Democracy in Crisis : Rethinking Resistance under Neoliberal Governmentality. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97937-3

• Book Type: Authored Book
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jun 7, 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Series Title: The Theories, Concepts and Practices of Democracy
• Series ISSN: 2947-4469
• ISBN: 9783319979366
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97937-3
• Related Public URLs: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/23844?show=full
• Additional Information: Copyright Statement : © The Author (s) 2019