HE Baogang

Barry Hindess and the critique of democracy/ Baogang He - 2011

This article reviews and offers a brief assessment of the key arguments made in Hindness' writings on democracy and democrization. In particular, it attempts to summarize the methodological steps through which Hindness angages conceptual critique. While offering an appreciation of Hindness' anaylisis, insight, and intellectual integrity, it also addresses some difficulties in his arguments.


DEMOCRATIC THEORY -- LIBERAL DEMOCRACY