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The Communitarian Constitution

The Communitarian Constitution


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The fear that isolation has eroded our social bonds had simmered for at least two decades when communitarianism first emerged as a cogent political philosophy. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, communitarianism gained popular and political ground. In its short life, the philosophy has generated plenty of books, both pro and con. Existing critiques focus on the debate between liberalism and communitarianism - in other words, the conflict between individual rights and the communal good. In The Communitarian Constitution, Beau Breslin takes an entirely different stance, examining the pragmatic question of whether communitarian policies are truly practicable in a constitutional society. Tracing the evolution of American communitarianism, he pegs the Anti-Federalists as communitarians' intellectual forebears. He also grounds his arguments in such real-world examples as the constitutions of Germany and Israel offering further insight into the relationshp between communitarianism and constitutionalism.

Table of Contents:

Preface
1. Introduction: Communitarianism, Constitutional Visions, and the Anti-Federalist Legacy
Part I: Toward a Vision of Communitarian Politics
2. Theoretical and Prescriptive Foundations: The Liberal-Communitarian Debate
3. Participation, Consensus, and the Common Good: Constructing a Communitarian Polity
Part II: The Communitarian Constitution
4. The Constitutionalist Challenge to American Communitarianism
5. Communitarian Democracy: In Tension with Constitutional Theory?
6. Mixed Constitutionalism and the Communitarian Hope
7. Conclusion: The Enduring Constitutional Debate
Notes
References
Index



About the Author :
Beau Breslin is a professor and chair of the department of government at Skidmore College and a specialist in constitutional law and civil liberties.

Review :
A significant contribution to the literature on constitutional theory. Breslin's careful discussion of the similarities and differences among the various strains of communitarian thought provides a thorough introduction for those who are only vaguely familiar with communitarianism and its challenge to liberalism. -- Joyce A. Baugh Law and Politics Book Review 2004 A worthy analysis of the ever-present dilemma in constitutional governments-individual rights in tension with the public good. Choice 2004 A laudable project that... generates a fresh perspective on the communitarian-liberal debate... Provides some excellent critical material. -- Axel Kaehne Political Studies Review 2005 Comprehensive and sympathetic understanding of communitarian theory. -- Daniel Cullen Perspectives on Politics 2005 This work is sure to add insight... even as it revitalizes longstanding debates in political theory. Harvard Law Review 2005 A concise and lively treatment of constitutions and their functions. -- Robert L. Tsai Perspectives on Politics 2010


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780801877827
  • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 288
  • Spine Width: 24 mm
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0801877822
  • Publisher Date: 18 Jun 2004
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: 01
  • Weight: 522 gr


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