Format:
ix, 269 Seiten ;
,
24 cm.
ISBN:
978-1-108-49608-7
,
1-108-49608-3
,
978-1-108-79112-0
,
1-108-79112-3
Series Statement:
Global law series
Content:
This book explains the current weakness of democratic polities by examining antinomies in constitutional democracy and its theoretical foundations. It claims that democracy is usually analysed in a theoretical lens that is not adequately sensitive to its historical origins. The author proposes a new sociological framework for understanding democracy and its constitutional preconditions, stressing the linkage between classical patterns of democratic citizenship and military processes and arguing that democratic stability at the national level relies on the formation of robust normative systems at the international level. On this basis, he argues that democracy is frequently exposed to crisis because the normative terms in which it is promoted and justified tend to simplify its nature. These terms create a legitimising space in which anti-democratic movements, typically with populist emphasis, can take shape and flourish
Note:
Democratic subjects and social process -- Democracy and militarization -- Democracy and global law -- Populism as misunderstood democracy
Additional Edition:
Online version Thornhill, C. J. (Christopher J.), 1966- Democratic crisis and global constitutional law Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020 ISBN 9781108865869
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
History
Author information:
Thornhill, Christopher J., 1966-,
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