From 'Civil Society' to 'Europe' - A Sociological Study on Constitutionalism After Communism

Drawing on the sociological theory of reflexive modernization and the doctrine of liberal democracy, this book debates the formation of postcommunist constitutionalism. Examination of Poland, in comparison with other postcommunist countries, leads to a new theory of reflexive constitutionalism.

About the author

Grażyna Skąpska Ph.D. (1978) in legal sciences (sociology of law), Polish Academy of Sciences, is Professor of general sociology and sociology of law at the Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland. She has published extensively on postcommunist transformation, including privatization of state-owned property, restitution of property rights, dealing with the past human rights violation, implementation of the rule of law after the collapse of communism.

Product details

• Authors: Grazyna Skapska
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.05.2011
• EAN: 9789004192072
• ISBN: 978-90-04-19207-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 246 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 558 g
• Series: International Studies in Socio
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education