The Condition of Democracy : Volume 1: Neoliberal Politics and Sociological Perspectives (Hardcover)

Introduction: Waves of Democracy Bryan S. Turner Part 1: Neoliberalism and the Meltdown of Democratic Life 1. Enchaining Democracy: The Now-Transnational Project of the US Corporate Libertarian Right Nancy MacLean 2. Ordoliberalism, Authoritarianism and Democracy Thomas Biebricher 3. The Politics of Bailing-Out the Rich: The Role of ‘Systemic Importance’ Within the European Banking Union Andreas Kallert 4. Democratisation or Politicisation? The Changing Face of Political-Economic Expertise in European Expert Groups, 1966-2017 Christian Schmidt-Wellenburg Part 2: Sociological Perspectives on Liberal Democracy 5. Toward a Predistributive Democracy: Diagnosing Oligarchy, Dedemocratization, and the Deceits of Market Justice Margaret R. Somers 6. The Ideology of Anti-Populism and the Administrative State Stephen Turner 7. Roman Catholicism and Democracy ? Internal Conservatism and External Liberalism? Rosario Forlenza and Bryan S. Turner 8. Breaking Bad: The Crisis of Democracy in the Age of Digital Culture Tibor Dessewffy