Communal Democracy and its History

Antony Black

Political Studies, 1997, vol. 45, issue 1, 5-20

Abstract: Communes and communal thought are an essential part of the history of democracy. By recognizing this we can re‐discover the connection between democracy and local, small‐scale self‐government, and see that democracy has a communitarian as well as a liberal foundation.

Date: 1997
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