Democratic crisis and global constitutional law

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The work Democratic crisis and global constitutional law represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Democratic crisis and global constitutional law

Statement of responsibility

Christopher Thornhill, University of Manchester

Creator

• Thornhill, C. J., (Christopher J.), 1966-

Author

• Thornhill, C. J., (Christopher J.), 1966-

Subject

• People (Constitutional law)
• Democracy
• Representative government and representation
• Legitimacy of governments -- History

Language

eng

Summary

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

Member of

• Global law series

Cataloging source

UkCbUP

Dewey number

342

Index

index present

LC call number

K3289.5

LC item number

.T46 2021

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Global law series