Democratic Crisis and Global Constitutional Law

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-108-79112-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 378 g

Reihe: Global Law Series

Democratic Crisis and Global Constitutional Law explains the current weakness of democratic polities by examining antinomies in constitutional democracy and its theoretical foundations. This book argues 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 a populist emphasis, can take shape and flourish.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thornhill, Christopher

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Sozialprognosen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landesverwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Democratic Subjects and Social Process; 2. Democracy and Militarization; 3. Democracy and Global Law; 4. Populism as Misunderstood Democracy; Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Thornhill, Christopher
Chris Thornhill is Professor in Law at the University of Manchester. His publications include A Sociology of Constitutions (2011), A Sociology of Transnational Constitutions (2016) and The Sociology of Law and the Global Transformation of Democracy (2018). His works have been translated into many languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. He is a member of the Academia Europaea.