Cfp: "Deconstructing Democracy." DERRIDA TODAY (November 2011).

Deconstructing Democracy: CFP The November, 2011 issue of Derrida Today will be a special issue on “Deconstructing Democracy.” Derrida’s evocation of a “democracy-to-come” is most famously associated with global politics immediately after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the announcement of a New World Order. Over subsequent years, the term recurred in Derrida’s discussions of religion, sovereignty, justice, human rights and the War on Terror. How adaptable was this deconstructive construction of democracy, and how well has it survived into the era after both established communism and evangelical neo-conservatism, the era of stalemate in Iraq and Afghanistan, of the Global Financial Crisis and Climate Change? Far from being a mere restatement or celebration of Derrida’s own discussions of democracy, this issue will hope to encourage a critical re-appraisal of the relationship between deconstruction and the democratic: • What are the horizons of the deconstruction of democracy with, beyond or against Derrida; with, beyond or against democracy? • Does ‘democracy-to-come’ have an enduring legacy? • What does deconstruction have to offer democratic thinking now? • Does deconstruction help us re-think the strengths and limitations of democracy both as it is currently practiced and as an idea? • Whatever happened to the ‘New International?’ • Is deconstruction democratic? Contributors should send a 250-word proposal and a 100-word Bio, to dteditors@gmail.com by June 30, 2010. Complete papers will be due by December 31, 2010.