Abstract
In traditional approaches to the history of political ideas, the history of democracy is uniformly studied concerning the point of departure, selection of canonical texts, etc. The paper introduces the Koselleckian conceptual history approach (Begriffsgeschichte) and the principle of a broader selection of texts than in the traditional history of ideas to provide a fuller account of usages of the concept, thereby opening up for alternative conceptions of the inventions and development of democracy.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | European Political Science |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 316-327 |
| ISSN | 1680-4333 |
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| Publication status | Published - Sept 2010 |