The current phenomena of the crisis of democracy are the result of a distorted perception of time and space. The foundations for democratic forms of political order have been disintegrating as a result of acceleration processes since the Industrial and the French Revolution. In reaction to this dissolution, it is necessary to counteract acceleration with a restrainer that offers the possibility of regaining time and space for democracy. This text presents time and space as basis for the political sphere, designates the effects of the disturbed perception of time and space, and discusses ways of countering this disturbance. «
The current phenomena of the crisis of democracy are the result of a distorted perception of time and space. The foundations for democratic forms of political order have been disintegrating as a result of acceleration processes since the Industrial and the French Revolution. In reaction to this dissolution, it is necessary to counteract acceleration with a restrainer that offers the possibility of regaining time and space for democracy. This text presents time and space as basis for the politica... »