Representation as Proposition: Democratic ...
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Title :
Representation as Proposition: Democratic Representation after the Constructivist Turn
Author(s) :
Hayat, Samuel [Auteur]
Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Administratives, Politiques et Sociales - UMR 8026 [CERAPS]
Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Administratives, Politiques et Sociales - UMR 8026 [CERAPS]
Scientific editor(s) :
Disch, Lisa
Urbinati, Nadia
van de Sande, Mathijs
Urbinati, Nadia
van de Sande, Mathijs
Book title :
The Constructivist Turn in Political Representation
Pages :
121-140
Publisher :
Edinburgh University Press
Publication place :
Édimbourg
Publication date :
2019-09
English keyword(s) :
Pierre Bourdieu
Michael Saward
Representative Claim
Hanna Pitkin
Representation as proposition
Pragmatic sociology
Inclusive representation
Michael Saward
Representative Claim
Hanna Pitkin
Representation as proposition
Pragmatic sociology
Inclusive representation
HAL domain(s) :
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Science politique
English abstract : [en]
This chapter explores some of the normative implications of the constructivist turn in the theory and practice of representative democracy, taking as its point of departure the constructivist framework of representative ...
Show more >This chapter explores some of the normative implications of the constructivist turn in the theory and practice of representative democracy, taking as its point of departure the constructivist framework of representative claims set by Michael Saward. Saward’s account succeeds from a descriptive point of view, but does not provide us with normative criteria to evaluate whether a given representative claim is democratic. This chapter finds in the standard account of representation by Hanna Pitkin a conception of representation as composition, which provides a strong democratic criterion to evaluate representation. It distinguishes between two ideal-typical conceptions of representation compatible with constructivism: representation as imposition, developed most notably by Pierre Bourdieu, in which the represented get their social identities from their representative; and representation as proposition, in which the represented acquire in the process of representation not just their identity but also some agency to judge it – a view of representation that is at the core of pragmatic sociology. The conclusion suggests possible criteria for representation as proposition and propose inclusiveness as a democratic criterion that can form the basis of an alternate ideal of representation, inclusive representation.Show less >
Show more >This chapter explores some of the normative implications of the constructivist turn in the theory and practice of representative democracy, taking as its point of departure the constructivist framework of representative claims set by Michael Saward. Saward’s account succeeds from a descriptive point of view, but does not provide us with normative criteria to evaluate whether a given representative claim is democratic. This chapter finds in the standard account of representation by Hanna Pitkin a conception of representation as composition, which provides a strong democratic criterion to evaluate representation. It distinguishes between two ideal-typical conceptions of representation compatible with constructivism: representation as imposition, developed most notably by Pierre Bourdieu, in which the represented get their social identities from their representative; and representation as proposition, in which the represented acquire in the process of representation not just their identity but also some agency to judge it – a view of representation that is at the core of pragmatic sociology. The conclusion suggests possible criteria for representation as proposition and propose inclusiveness as a democratic criterion that can form the basis of an alternate ideal of representation, inclusive representation.Show less >
Language :
Anglais
Audience :
Non spécifiée
Administrative institution(s) :
Université de Lille
CNRS
CNRS
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Submission date :
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2019-12-02T10:50:34Z
2019-12-06T13:56:55Z
2022-06-14T06:27:06Z
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