Suchergebnisse

1. Conceptualising processes of sociocultural change -- 2. Discrepant identities in the republic -- 3. The Roman framework : overpowering or make-believe? -- 4. Adapting and integrating in the principate -- 5. Identity-creation in a global world -- 6. Conclusions : 'becoming Roman' in northwest Italy?

At the centre of this paper is a re-evaluation of the theory and praxis in Athenian democracy in the light of recent research. Were Athenian politics controlled by demagogues or by an untamed demos? Or are we dealing with a system that systematically extended the demos's sovereignty from generation to generation? How could the individual participate actively in this democracy, how could he experience and shape it? Finally, the question arises which lessons can be learned for our own notion of democracy, especially in relation to people's active participation, the synergies in shaping public opinion, as well as drawing by lot and rotation of offi ce holders.

At the centre of this paper is a re-evaluation of the theory and praxis in Athenian democracy in the light of recent research. Were Athenian politics controlled by demagogues or by an untamed demos? Or are we dealing with a system that systematically extended the demos's sovereignty from generation to generation? How could the individual participate actively in this democracy, how could he experience and shape it? Finally, the question arises which lessons can be learned for our own notion of democracy, especially in relation to people's active participation, the synergies in shaping public opinion, as well as drawing by lot and rotation of office holders. ; Im Zentrum dieser Arbeit steht der Gegensatz von Th eorie und Praxis in der athenischen Demokratie im Bild des aktuellen Forschungsstandes. Es gilt zu evaluieren, ob die athenische Politik von Demagogen oder einem ungebändigten Demos beherrscht wird oder ob wir es mit einem stabilen System zu tun haben, in dem die Souveränität des Demos über viele Generationen systematisch ausgebaut wurde. Wie konnte der Einzelne durch aktive Teilnahme diese "grassroot democracy" erleben und selbst gestalten? Schließlich soll die Frage gestellt werden, welche Lehren wir für unser eigenes Demokratieverständnis ziehen können, vor allem in Bezug auf aktive Teilnahme, Synergieeff ekte in der Meinungsbildung, sowie Auslosung und Rotation von Ämtern.