Constitutional Democracy In Crisis
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Constitutional Democracy In Crisis
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Author : Mark A. Graber
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018-08-23
Constitutional Democracy In Crisis written by Mark A. Graber and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-23 with Law categories.
Is the world facing a serious threat to the protection of constitutional democracy? There is a genuine debate about the meaning of the various political events that have, for many scholars and observers, generated a feeling of deep foreboding about our collective futures all over the world. Do these events represent simply the normal ebb and flow of political possibilities, or do they instead portend a more permanent move away from constitutional democracy that had been thought triumphant after the demise of the Soviet Union in 1989? Constitutional Democracy in Crisis? addresses these questions head-on: Are the forces weakening constitutional democracy around the world general or nation-specific? Why have some major democracies seemingly not experienced these problems? How can we as scholars and citizens think clearly about the ideas of "constitutional crisis" or "constitutional degeneration"? What are the impacts of forces such as globalization, immigration, income inequality, populism, nationalism, religious sectarianism? Bringing together leading scholars to engage critically with the crises facing constitutional democracies in the 21st century, these essays diagnose the causes of the present afflictions in regimes, regions, and across the globe, believing at this stage that diagnosis is of central importance - as Abraham Lincoln said in his "House Divided" speech, "If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it."
New Democracies In Crisis
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Author : Paul Blokker
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-09-05
New Democracies In Crisis written by Paul Blokker and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-05 with Political Science categories.
This book considers whether the potential of democracy following the end of the Cold War was diminished by technocratic, judicial control of politics in the new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe. It explores the complexities and drawbacks of modern constitutionalism by offering a comprehensive theoretical and comparative-empirical assessment of the status and role of constitutionalism in five new EU Member States. The democratization of countries in Central and Eastern Europe has been guarded by constitutions and constitutional courts. This book examines the implications of powerful courts and rigid constitutions for the democratic engagement of citizens and the political authority of politicians. Using an interdisciplinary and comparative approach, the book analyses the historical emergence of powerful constitutional institutions in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The author argues that the democratic promise of 1989 largely lost out to a technocratic and top-down view of judicial control of politics – a state of affairs reinforced by EU accession. The current backlash in countries such as Hungary and Romania indicates that the realization of democratization to the extent initially expected might be ever more remote in some new democracies. New Democracies in Crisis? will be of interest to students and scholars of European Union politics, democratization studies, European constitutionalism, socio-legal studies, governance and comparative politics.
Democracy In Crisis
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Author : Jean Blondel
language : en
Publisher: Notre Dame [Ind.] : University of Notre Dame Press
Release Date : 1971
Democracy In Crisis written by Jean Blondel and has been published by Notre Dame [Ind.] : University of Notre Dame Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Political Science categories.
Papers presented at a conference held at the University of Notre Dame, March 1970.
How To Save A Constitutional Democracy
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Author : Tom Ginsburg
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2018-10-05
How To Save A Constitutional Democracy written by Tom Ginsburg and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-05 with Law categories.
Democracies are in danger. Around the world, a rising wave of populist leaders threatens to erode the core structures of democratic self-rule. In the United States, the tenure of Donald Trump has seemed decisive turning point for many. What kind of president intimidates jurors, calls the news media the “enemy of the American people,” and seeks foreign assistance investigating domestic political rivals? Whatever one thinks of President Trump, many think the Constitution will safeguard us from lasting damage. But is that assumption justified? How to Save a Constitutional Democracy mounts an urgent argument that we can no longer afford to be complacent. Drawing on a rich array of other countries’ experiences with democratic backsliding, Tom Ginsburg and Aziz Z. Huq show how constitutional rules can both hinder and hasten the decline of democratic institutions. The checks and balances of the federal government, a robust civil society and media, and individual rights—such as those enshrined in the First Amendment—often fail as bulwarks against democratic decline. The sobering reality for the United States, Ginsburg and Huq contend, is that the Constitution’s design makes democratic erosion more, not less, likely. Its structural rigidity has had unforeseen consequence—leaving the presidency weakly regulated and empowering the Supreme Court conjure up doctrines that ultimately facilitate rather than inhibit rights violations. Even the bright spots in the Constitution—the First Amendment, for example—may have perverse consequences in the hands of a deft communicator who can degrade the public sphere by wielding hateful language banned in many other democracies. We—and the rest of the world—can do better. The authors conclude by laying out practical steps for how laws and constitutional design can play a more positive role in managing the risk of democratic decline.
Democratic Crisis And Global Constitutional Law
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Author : Christopher Thornhill
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-01-28
Democratic Crisis And Global Constitutional Law written by Christopher Thornhill and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-28 with Law categories.
Explains the current weakness of democratic polities by addressing paradoxes in constitutional democracy and its theoretical foundations.
Constitutions In Crisis
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Author : John E. Finn
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1990-12-27
Constitutions In Crisis written by John E. Finn and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-12-27 with Law categories.
In this compelling study, which unites the fields of constitutional theory and comparative politics, John E. Finn examines how the efforts of two western liberal democracies, the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany, to cope with domestic terrorism threatens their constitutional integrity. Finn argues first that widespread political violence challenges the presuppositions of constitutional authority in any liberal democracy, namely that reason and deliberation, and not passion or will, can be the basis of political community. Terrorism therefore constitutes both a specific type of constitutional emergency and a challenge to the more general enterprise of constitutional maintenance. He then proceeds to review the efforts of the United Kingdom and Germany to control political violence through emergency legislation, and considers to what extent such measures comport with the demands of constitutionalism and the rule of law.
South Africa S Crisis Of Constitutional Democracy
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Author : Robert A. Licht
language : en
Publisher: American Enterprise Institute
Release Date : 1994
South Africa S Crisis Of Constitutional Democracy written by Robert A. Licht and has been published by American Enterprise Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Business & Economics categories.
This book is designed to help bring about the desired transition to liberal democracy in South Africa, particularly as the deliberations about a permanent constitution get under way.
Constitutional Dictatorship
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Author : Clinton Rossiter
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-05
Constitutional Dictatorship written by Clinton Rossiter and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-05 with Political Science categories.
How should the United States be governed during times of crisis? Definitely not as we are in times of tranquility, asserts this classic study. The war on terrorism is a case in point. The horrors of terror attacks on the United States have forced Americans to accept legislative changes that might be unthinkable at other times. The "inescapable truth," Clinton Rossiter wrote in his classic study of modern democracies in crisis, is that "No form of government can survive that excludes dictatorship when the life of the nation is at stake."
Democracy And Crisis
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Author : Wolfgang Merkel
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-03-08
Democracy And Crisis written by Wolfgang Merkel and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-08 with Political Science categories.
In light of the public and scholarly debates on the challenges and problems of established democracies, such as a lack of participation, declining confidence in political elites, and the deteriorating capabilities of democratic institutions, this volume discusses the question whether democracy as such is in crisis. On the basis of the shared concept of embedded democracy, it develops a range of conceptual approaches to empirically analyzing the challenges of democracy and their potential transformation into crisis phenomena. The book is divided into three parts, the first of which highlights various aspects of political participation, such as political inequality in voting. In turn, Part II focuses on problems of political representation, while Part III assesses whether processes such as globalization, deregulation, and the withdrawal of the state from important policy areas have limited the political control and legitimacy of democratically elected governments.
Democracy S Victory And Crisis
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Author : Axel Hadenius
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1997-08-28
Democracy S Victory And Crisis written by Axel Hadenius and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-08-28 with Political Science categories.
Leading scholars from a range of disciplines address questions central to the development and survival of democratic rule.