‘Democracy’ and ‘People’s Power’ in the Finnish Parliament – the Struggle between Representative, Participatory and Direct Democracy
The Finnish language is one that offers two translations of the concept ‘democracy,’ demokratia and kansanvalta (people’s power), which have remained in active political use. We analyse the existence of two terms as a linguistic affordance, providing political agents with possibilities for resisting...
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| Language: | English |
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Helsinki University Press
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Redescriptions |
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| Online Access: | https://account.journal-redescriptions.org/index.php/uh-j-rptchft/article/view/410 |