The communitarian constitution / Beau Breslin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Breslin, Beau, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law--Philosophy.

Constitutional law.

Separation of powers.

Public interest.

Common good.

Constitutional law--United States--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2006, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At a moment when American politicians and citizenry are struggling to balance competing needs, such as civil rights and homeland security, The Communitarian Constitution is vital reading for anyone interested in the evolving tensions between individual rights and the good of the community.

Contents:

Introduction : communitarianism, constitutional visions and the anti-federalist legacy

Theoretical and prescriptive foundations : the liberal-communitarian debate

Participation, consensus and the common good : constructing a communitarian polity

The constitutionalist challenge to American communitarianism

Communitarian democracy : in tension with constitutional theory?

Mixed constitutionalism and the communitarian hope

Conclusion : the enduring constitutional debate.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-262) and index.

ISBN:

0-8018-9223-6

1-4356-9218-7

OCLC:

310114668