Liberal democracy and the social acceleration of time / William E. Scheuerman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scheuerman, William E., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Liberalism.

Decision making.

Time pressure.

Physical Description:

xxi, 286 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004.

Summary:

The pace of American society has quickened exponentially since the Founding Fathers first mapped the constitution. Information travels at the speed of light; so does money. We can hop from one side of the country to the other in a matter of hours, contact our elected officials instantaneously, and share our views with thousands of people at the touch of a button. Both academia and the popular media have grappled with the consequences of this acceleration on every aspect of contemporary life. Most pressing, however, may be its impact on political life. In this book, William Scheuerman offers a sophisticated assessment of the implications of social and technological celerity in the operation of liberal democracies. Specifically, he asks what is acceleration's main impact on the traditional liberal democratic model of the separation of powers?

Contents:

Social acceleration

Liberal democracy's time

Constitutionalism in an age of speed

The motorization of lawmaking

Globalization and the fate of law

Liberal democracy for a high-speed world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-280) and index.

ISBN:

0801878853

OCLC:

52876616