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Chantal Mouffe and Jean L. Cohen: Democracy without demos

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One characteristic of modern democracy is its understanding of power as an empty seat. Is this a correct diagnosis of modern democracies? How did this situation come about? And how can we overcome it?

A debate between Chantal Mouffe, Professor of Political Theory at the University of Westminster in London and author of books on democratic radicalism or populism, and Jean L Cohen, Professor of Political Thought at Columbia University.

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