: A focus on the birth of a political community and the "true democracy" where the people (demos) exercise direct power rather than delegating it to a state.

: Abensour presents democracy not as a fixed system or institution, but as a continuous action—a "savage" or "insurgent" democracy that must constantly challenge the state's tendency toward hierarchy. Context and Availability

: The Croatian edition includes the main text and additional essays like "Divlja demokracija" (Savage Democracy) and "Princip anarhije" (The Principle of Anarchy).

: It is frequently used in academic settings, such as University of Zagreb seminars on political philosophy and the ontology of democracy. 201 Osvrti, prikazi, recenzije

: Originally published in French as La Démocratie contre l’État in 1997, with a second expanded edition in 2004.

In this book, Abensour argues that true democracy is inherently in conflict with the state apparatus. Key concepts include: