Power to the people : constitutionalism in the age of populism / Mark Tushnet, Bojan Bugaric.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tushnet, Mark, author.

Bugarič, Bojan, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law--Political aspects.

Constitutional law.

Populism--Case studies.

Populism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

'Power to the People' proposes that some forms of populism are inconsistent with constitutionalism, while others aren't. By providing a series of case studies, some organized by nation, others by topic, the book identifies these populist inconsistencies with constitutionalism - and, importantly, when and how they are not. Opening a dialogue for the possibility of a deeper, populist democracy, the book examines recent challenges to the idea that democracy is a good form of government by exploring possibilities for new institutions that can determine and implement a majority's views without always threatening constitutionalism.

Contents:

Introduction

What is constitutionalism?

What is populism?

Populism and constitutionalism

Hungary and Poland

The problem of the frankenstate

Western Europe and the United Kingdom

Southern Europe

Greece and Spain

Court-packing or court reform? Challenging judicial independence by enhancing accountability

Populism and executive power

Term limits and rule by Decree

Guardrails and institutions

Rejecting democracy

Power to the people

Empowered democracy.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-760673-3

0-19-760674-1

0-19-760672-5

OCLC:

1281971748