Re-Assembling Democracy: A Nascent Theory of Nonhuman Political Participation.

This article explores the concepts of political participation through the lens of new materialism and critical democratic theory. It argues that the concept of political participation must be expanded beyond rational and reflective actions by human beings in order to better encompass the agency of n...

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Publicado en:Theoria: A Journal of Social & Political Theory Vol. 72; no. 183; pp. 39 - 56
Autor principal: Ejsing, Mads
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Berghahn Books Jun2025
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