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The Pragmatic Vision of Visionary Pragmatism: The Challenge of Radical Democracy in a Neoliberal World Order

Visionary Pragmatism: Radical and Ecological Democracy in Neoliberal Times Romand Coles, Duke University Press, Durham, 2016, 240 pp., ISBN: 9780822360643

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  1. Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, NSW, 2060, Australia

    Romand Coles

  2. City, University of London, London, EC1R 0JD, UK

    Simon Susen

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Coles, R., Susen, S. The Pragmatic Vision of Visionary Pragmatism: The Challenge of Radical Democracy in a Neoliberal World Order. Contemp Polit Theory 17, 250–262 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41296-018-0196-5

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