Constitutional Culture and Democratic Rule

List of contents

Part I. Constitutional Democracy: Beginnings and Traditions: Editors' introduction; 1. Constitutional problematics, circa 1787 Jack N. Rakove; 2. Inventing constitutional traditions: the poverty of fatalism James Johnson; 3. The birth logic of a democratic constitution Lawrence G. Sager; Part II. Constitutional Structure and Design: 4. Constitutional democracy as a two-stage game Jonathan Riley; 5. Imagining another Madisonian Republic Jonathan Riley; 6. One and three: separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary in the Italian constitution Pasquale Pasquino; 7. A political theory of Federalism Jenna Bednar; Part III. Constitutional Change and Stability: 8. Designing an amendment process Sanford Levinson; 9. Constitutional theory transformed Stephen M. Griffin; 10. Constitutional economic transition Russel Hardin; 11. Institutionalizing constitutional interpretation Jack Knight.

Summary

This volume investigates the nature of constitutional democratic government in the United States and elsewhere. It provides comprehensive tools for analyzing and comparing different forms of constitutional democracy. The collection will be of interest to students and readers in political science, law, history and political philosophy.

Product details

• Authors: John A. Ferejohn
• Assisted by: John Ferejohn (Editor), Jack Rakove (Editor), Jack N. Rakove (Editor), Jonathan Riley (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.03.2015
• EAN: 9780521790222
• ISBN: 978-0-521-79022-2
• No. of pages: 430
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 845 g
• Series: Murphy Institute Studies in Po
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education