Imagining Modern Democracy : a Habermasian Assessment of the Philippine Experiment / Ranilo Balaguer Hermida.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hermida, Ranilo Balaguer, 1960- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Philippines.

Democracy.

Philippines.

Philippines--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Democracy--Philosophy.

Habermas, Jürgen.

Political science.

Physical Description:

ix, 338 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2014]

Contents:

Part I Habermasian Theory of Law and Democracy 15

1 The Paradoxical Duality of Modern Law 18

Communicative Action and Social Coordination 19

Twofold Dimensions of Legal Validity 30

The Normative Sense of the Modern Rule of Law 34

The Relation of Law to Democracy 37

The Discourse Principle as Ground of Legitimacy 43

The System of Rights as Conditions for Autonomy 46

State Authority and Administrative Power 52

2 The External Tension between Social Facts and Law 62

Restoring the Normative Sense in Democratic Theory 66

Constructing a Sociological Model of Power Circulation 71

Democratic Lawmaking and the Public Sphere 72

Avenues for Agenda-Building in the Political System 83

Prospects for a Proceduralist Paradigm of Law 91

Part II Philippine Democracy: Vision and Actuality 101

3 Constitutional Norms for a Democratic Nation 112

The Framing of the Philippine Constitution 115

Freedom and Rights in the Philippine Constitution 119

A. The System of Initiative and Referendum 106

B. The Party-List System 114

C. Civil Society and Nongovernmental Organizations 122

D. Local Government Autonomy and Decentralization 142

4 Bridging the Divide between Rhetoric and Practice 165

Enforcing the Rule of Law sans Exceptions 166

A. The System of Initiative and Referendum 168

B. The Party-List System 181

C. Civil Society and Nongovernmental Organizations 197

D. Local Government Autonomy and Decentralization 207

Building a Culture for a Democratic Way of Life 219.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438453873

1438453876

OCLC:

869825187