Living Democracy by Gaard Kets

Living Democracy by Gaard Kets

For a few weeks in November and December 1918, the German working class experimented with council democracy. In Living Democracy, historian and political theorist Gaard Kets examines the ideas, institutions and experiences of council rule that were developed during the German Revolution of 1918–1919. Analyzing the debates of workers and intellectuals in the councils in four major cities, this book provides unique insight into the work floor of the revolution. The fundamental democratic questions that these revolutionaries discussed, regarding the demos and institutions of proletarian democracy, are still relevant for workers, activists and radical democrats today.

Gaard Kets, Ph.D. (1987), is an Assistant Professor of Political Theory at Radboud University. With a background in both history and political science, his research interests include historical theories, institutions and experiences of radical politics. He has published on the ideas, experiences and afterlives of council politics in the German Revolution of 1918–1919 and the Paris Commune of 1871.

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ISBN 13	9789004761865
ISBN 10	9004761861
Title	Living Democracy
Author	Gaard Kets
Series	Historical Materialism Book Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Brill
Year published	2026-05-28
Number of pages	222
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