The vicissitudes of 'Democracy to Come': political community, Khora, the human

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    After beginning by situating the author's (possible) relation to Derrida's expression, ‘democracy to come’, the article proceeds from the position that Derrida's phrase is to be understood as part of a political intervention. Indeed, the inseparability of democracy and deconstruction confirms this. After setting out some of the pertinent features of ‘democracy to come’ – seen, in part, in the General Will – the notion of political community in the thought of Hannah Arendt is brought into question, if not deconstructed. Political community as presented by Arendt is seen to limit the inclusiveness of democracy. In the final section, the article suggests that Agamben's critique of the very structure of the nation-state opens the way for a renewal of the notion of the human in the ‘community to come’.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)215-232
    Number of pages18
    JournalDerrida Today
    Volume4
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

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