탈경계 시대의 민주주의 패러다임

• 영문명: A Theoretical Paradigm of Democracy for Trans-boundary Societies: From Liberalism and Communitarianism to Reflective Democracy
• 발행기관: 신아시아연구소(구 신아세아질서연구회)
• 저자명: 임성호(林成浩)(LIM Seong-Ho)
• 간행물 정보: 『신아세아』新亞細亞 第20卷 第3號, 36~64쪽, 전체 29쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 정치외교학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2013.09.30

영문 초록

This article explores the idea that current crisis symptoms of governance, universally observed in democratic systems, could be a result of the discrepancy between fundamentally new social environments and anachronistic theories of democracy. If a theoretical paradigm of democracy fails to reflect new realities of the day, it is bound to generate excessive conflicts and impasses in governance process. The first section of the article portrays the significant weakening of various geographic and social boundaries as a crucial characteristic of today’s transitional environments, and describes the challenges posed to democratic governance in such trans-boundary societies. The article then shows that liberal and communitarian perspectives, both of which take for granted the outdated notion of clear and absolute boundaries, can no longer work as a theoretical foundation of democracy. A promising alternative paradigm to lead our quest for a democracy compatible with various trans-boundary trends, this article suggests, is found in Robert Goodin’s theory of reflective democracy. His theory, a delicate combination of liberal and communitarian thoughts, argues for internal deliberation within each person’s mind to reflect on other people’s interests and positions. Full development of his theory into a main paradigm of democracy suitable for trans-boundary societies would call for strong senses of empathy widespread in the public mind, which would in turn necessitate the efforts to theorize and substantiate the concept of multiple self.

목차

Ⅰ. 서 론

Ⅱ. 전환기적 시대추세: 탈경계

Ⅲ. 자유주의 관점의 시대적 한계

Ⅳ. 공동체주의 관점의 시대적 한계

Ⅴ. 성찰적 민주주의의 모색: 감정이입과 다중자아

Ⅵ. 결 론

참고문헌

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