TY - JOUR
T1 - Where Democracy Should Be
T2 - On the Site(s) of the All-Subjected Principle
AU - Bengtson, Andreas
PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - In this paper, I set out to defend the claim that a central principle in democratic theory, the all-subjected principle, applies not only when one is subject to a rule by a state but also when one is subject to a rule by a ‘non-state’ unit. I argue that self-government is the value underlying the all-subjected principle that explains why a subjected individual should be included because she is subjected. Given this, it is unfounded to limit the principle to the state, as subjection which threatens self-government occurs in non-state units such as corporations and families. This means that following the all-subjected principle surprisingly implies that we ought to have family and workplace democracy.
AB - In this paper, I set out to defend the claim that a central principle in democratic theory, the all-subjected principle, applies not only when one is subject to a rule by a state but also when one is subject to a rule by a ‘non-state’ unit. I argue that self-government is the value underlying the all-subjected principle that explains why a subjected individual should be included because she is subjected. Given this, it is unfounded to limit the principle to the state, as subjection which threatens self-government occurs in non-state units such as corporations and families. This means that following the all-subjected principle surprisingly implies that we ought to have family and workplace democracy.
KW - Family democracy
KW - The all-affected principle
KW - The all-subjected principle
KW - The problem of constituting the demos
KW - Workplace democracy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85104106256&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11158-021-09511-6
DO - 10.1007/s11158-021-09511-6
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1356-4765
VL - 28
SP - 69
EP - 84
JO - Res Publica
JF - Res Publica
IS - 1
ER -