Making a 21st century constitution : playing fair in modern democracies / Frank Vibert (Senior Visiting Fellow, Department of Government, London School of Economics, UK).
2018
K3165 .V49 2018 (Mapit)
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Author
Title
Making a 21st century constitution : playing fair in modern democracies / Frank Vibert (Senior Visiting Fellow, Department of Government, London School of Economics, UK).
Imprint
Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2018]
Copyright
©2018
Description
ix, 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Preface
Introduction
Constitutions and democracy : the setting
Obsolescence : the foundational
Obsolescecne : the canonical
Obsolescence : the purposive
Diversity and the challenge to established social practices
Building blocks and the mix of motives
The material motive : problem management
The emotive : togetherness and fairness
The normative motivation : the role of politics
Constitutions and common knowledge of the new actors
Hierarchy and political persuasion
Qualitative rules and the transvaluation
Missing actors in chains of intermediation
Benchmarking : rights and normative choice
Legitimacy : identification and consent
Conclusions: upgrading constitutions.
Introduction
Constitutions and democracy : the setting
Obsolescence : the foundational
Obsolescecne : the canonical
Obsolescence : the purposive
Diversity and the challenge to established social practices
Building blocks and the mix of motives
The material motive : problem management
The emotive : togetherness and fairness
The normative motivation : the role of politics
Constitutions and common knowledge of the new actors
Hierarchy and political persuasion
Qualitative rules and the transvaluation
Missing actors in chains of intermediation
Benchmarking : rights and normative choice
Legitimacy : identification and consent
Conclusions: upgrading constitutions.
Summary
"Democratic governments are increasingly under pressure from populists, and distrust of governmental authority is on the rise. Economic causes are often blamed. [This book] proposes instead that constitutions no longer provide the kind of support that democracies need in today's conditions, and outlines ways in which reformers can rectify this. [The author] addresses key sources of constitutional obsolescence, identifies the main challenges for constitutional updating and sets out the ways in which constitutions may be made suitable for the the 21st century. The book highlights the need for reformers to address the deep diversity of values in today's urbanized societies, the blind spots and content-lite nature of democratic politics, and the dispersion of authority among new chains of intermediaries."-- Back cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-308) and index.
Call Number
K3165 .V49 2018
Language
English
ISBN
1788118049
9781788118040
9781788118040
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