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The overarching goal that unites us in our joint work is to discuss the extent to which democracy and republicanism are identical, complementary or even opposing ideals/ideas. We would like to explore whether modern democratic thought can be read simply as a continuation of republican ideas, or whether the democratic principles of liberty and equality for the design of political processes and institutions are not grounded in different traditions that go beyond republican discourse and thus represent a new understanding of the state, government and policymaking.
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Krause, S.S., Jörke, D. (2023). Republicanism and Democracy: An Introduction. In: Krause, S.S., Jörke, D. (eds) Republicanism and Democracy. Contributions to Political Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15780-6_1
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