Allegiance to democratic institutions rests on practices forming citizens, not rational justification

Evidence

However, simply replacing one type of rationality by another is not going to help us address the real problem that the issue of allegiance poses. As Michael Oakeshott has reminded us, the auchority of political institutions is not a question of consml but of the continuous acknowledgement of dves who recognize their obligation to obey the conditions prescribed in Tn publka.ll Following that line of thought we can realize that what is really at stake in the allegiance to democratic institutions is the constitution of an ensemble of practices that make possible the creation of democratic citizens. This is not a matter of rational justifictZtitm but of availability of democratic forms of individuality and subjectivity. — Chantal Mouffe, The Democratic Paradox, 432

Categorization

• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
• XREF: connects to: Passions and affects, not rationality, secure allegiance to democratic values — Chantal Mouffe, The Democratic Paradox, 433; Democratic centralism seeks unity inductively through practice, not by abstract deduction; Democratic legitimacy depends on citizens’ internalized commitment that imposed systems cannot replace — Jürgen Habermas, A New Structural Transformation of the…, 74 (+11 more)

Broader Connections

• Democratic institutions presuppose the civic spirit they are meant to create. #corroborates (0.90) — Wendy Brown, Undoing the Demos, 702
• Democratic centralism seeks unity inductively through practice, not by abstract deduction #exemplifies (0.85)
• Democratic centralism requires inductive adaptation rather than abstract rule-following. #exemplifies (0.85) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 779
• Democratic legitimacy depends on citizens’ internalized commitment that imposed systems cannot replace #expands (0.82) — Jürgen Habermas, A New Structural Transformation of the…, 74
• Democracy must be deliberately cultivated rather than assumed natural. #corroborates (0.82) — Wendy Brown, Undoing the Demos, 16
• Legitimacy can be derived from constitutional practices rather than from justifications. #corroborates (0.78) — Philip Chase Bobbitt, Reflections Inspired by My Critics, 15
• Institutions constitute citizens’ freedom from domination rather than causally producing it #corroborates (0.75) — Philip Pettit, Republicanism, 518
• Conspicuous adherence to democratic process can re-legitimate government #exemplifies (0.75) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 44
• Active citizenship from below yields higher quality democracy than passive #exemplifies (0.72) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 819