Eurocentrism and the history of democracy Isakhan, Benjamin 2016, Eurocentrism and the history of democracy, Politische vierteljahresschrift, vol. 51, pp. 56-70. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Eurocentrism and the history of democracy Author(s) Isakhan, Benjamin orcid.org/0000-0002-5153-7110 Journal name Politische vierteljahresschrift Volume number 51 Start page 56 End page 70 Total pages 15 Publisher Springer Place of publication Berlin, Germany Publication date 2016-10-01 ISSN 1862-2860 Keyword(s) Democracy History Political Science Eurocentrsim Orientalism Summary Building atop these earlier works, this article offers a fresh critique of the work of Dunn and other political scientists and historians who have propagated the Eurocentric history of democracy. The papers argues that such work can be dissected and critiqued along several key lines: their reliance on a distinctly patriarchal discourse riddled with prejudices; the assertion that one can understand the history of democracy via the etymology of the word itself; and the deeply Eurocentric roots of the study of democracy’s past embedded in the canon of Western political thought. The paper concludes by calling on contemporary political scientists and political historians concerned with the history of democracy to be careful in re-iterating this deeply flawed history of democracy and to instead work towards a history of democracy that retrieves the silenced histories and the forgotten democratic moments that lay behind the roar of Western power. Language eng Field of Research 160602 Citizenship 160603 Comparative Government and Politics 160609 Political Theory and Political Philosophy Socio Economic Objective 940106 Citizenship and National Identity HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2016, Springer Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30087640 Document type: Journal Article Collection: Alfred Deakin Research Institute Related Links Link Description   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 19 Oct 2016, 08:58:33 EST Wed, 26 Oct 2016, 16:12:39 EST Wed, 26 Oct 2016, 16:13:22 EST Wed, 02 Nov 2016, 05:14:13 EST Wed, 16 Nov 2016, 09:19:22 EST Wed, 16 Nov 2016, 09:20:36 EST Sat, 22 Apr 2017, 02:32:43 EST Wed, 14 Feb 2018, 10:11:27 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 265 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 19 Oct 2016, 08:58:33 EST

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