# Caps of Liberty: The Oddity of Democracy

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Rodney Barker
- Year: 2007
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, Philosophy
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/caps-liberty-oddity-democracy)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The oddity of democracy is that government by the people means that the same group who are the rulers are, at the same time, subjects. There is a continuing tension between democracy as workers' control, and democracy as consumer sovereignty.

## Lectures

1. [Caps of Liberty: The Oddity of Democracy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/caps-liberty-oddity-democracy/775bc364c554) (YouTube)