| ID | 185024 |
| Title Proper | Midcentury Modern |
| Other Title Information | the Emergence of Stakeholders in Democratic Practice |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Abraham, Kavi Joseph |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Since the 1960s, “the stakeholder,” or affected party, has emerged as a novel democratic subject whose participation in varied institutional sites—from universities to government agencies, corporate boardrooms to international organizations—is seen as necessary for the management of complex problems. However, few specifically attend to the stakeholder as a distinct political subject and consider its implications for democratic practice. This paper presents a genealogy of the stakeholder, documenting its appearance in corporate managerialism and US public administration and showing how racial mobilization, rapid technological progress, and the political rationality of systems thinking provided the conditions of possibility for its emergence. Though orienting democracy around stakeholders permits opportunities for participation in political life, I argue that this subject is predicated on a circumscribed form of participatory politics that erodes habits of discovering a common good, erases distinctions between individuals and corporate bodies, and amplifies the problem of expertise. |
| `In' analytical Note | American Political Science Review Vol. 116, No.2; May 2022: p.631 - 644 |
| Journal Source | American Political Science Review 2022-06 116, 2 |
| Key Words | Midcentury Modern ; Stakeholders in Democratic Practice |