PPPA 8112 Walden University Influence of Classical Democratic Theorists Discussion

Post an analysis of the influence of at least one classical democratic theorist on modern democratic theory. Be specific and provide examples.

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Review the Course Introduction. Keep this overview in mind as you work through each week of the course.
• Review the article “American Nightmare: Neoliberalism, Neoconservatism, and De-Democratization” in this week’s Learning Resources. Think about the effects of political democratic theories on contemporary democracy.
• Review the article “Rhetoric and the Public Sphere: Has Deliberative Democracy Abandoned Mass Democracy?” in this week’s Learning Resources. Consider how Plato’s theory of deliberative democracy influenced contemporary theories of democracy.
• Review the articles “John Locke” and “Jean Jacques Rousseau” in this week’s Learning Resources. Think about how social contract theory is related to contemporary democratic theory.
• Select at least one classical democratic theorist and consider his influence on contemporary democratic theory.

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Required Readings

Brown, W. (2006). American nightmare: Neoliberalism, neoconservatism, and dedemocratization. Political Theory, 34(6), 690–714.

Chambers, S. (2009). Rhetoric and the public sphere: Has deliberative democracy abandoned mass democracy? Political Theory, 37(3), 323–350.

Bertram, C. (2010). Jean Jacques Rousseau. Retrieved from http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2012/entries…

Uzgalis, W. (2012). John Locke. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy (Spring 2014 ed.). Retrieved from http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/