Difference and Democracy

Exploring Potentials in Europe and Beyond

Raube Kolja, Sattler Annika

As Europe becomes increasingly diverse, understanding the effects of differences among citizens within European democracy crucial. The contributors to "Difference and Democracy" take a novel interdisciplinary approach to this important dimension of social interaction, drawing on political science, sociology, communications studies, legal studies, and art history. Contrary to alarmist accounts of difference in Europe, these essays explore its potentially positive impact, outlining the conditions under which differences could lead to effective and legitimate political action.

About the Author

Kolja Raube is program coordinator for European studies at the University of Leuven. He is also a senior research fellow at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies.

Annika Sattler was a research assistant in the Department of Comparative Politics at the University of Hamburg and now works for the German Federal Bank in Frankfurt.

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