A Politics of All: Thomas Jefferson and Radical Democracy

In this heterodox reading of Thomas Jefferson, Dean Caivano proposes a theory of democracy conceived through a politics of all. Democracy from this standpoint does not entail liberal consensus-building but rejects hierarchical forms of authority, supplanted by ongoing political resistance by ＂the people＂ to obtain freedom and equality.

Dean Caivano teaches political science and history at Merced College.