Law and society in a populist age : balancing individual rights and the common good / Amitai Etzioni.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Etzioni, Amitai, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociological jurisprudence.

Physical Description:

xiii, 254 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK : Bristol University Press, 2018.

Summary:

The most prevalent and shocking trend in recent global politics is the rise of populism and the corresponding crisis of faith among law-based democratic institutions. These seismic changes demand that greater attention be paid to the role society plays in forming and challenging laws - and how the law copes with these challenges. In Law and Society in a Populist Age, Amitai Etzioni - a leader in sociological thought since the 1960s - argues for a new liberal communitarian approach as an effective response to populism. Covering a broad set of concerns including national security, personal privacy, and freedom of the press, this book offers a timely investigation of the relationship between citizens and the law in our world today. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

A response to populism

The privitization of force

Captured

Forging new legitimacy

The common good

Rights and responsibilities

Privacy vs. security

How liberty is lost

Undermining genocide prevention

Nationalism as a block to community building

Should AI be regulated / co-authored with Oren Etzioni

A privacy doctrine for the cyber age.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Ebook version :

ISBN:

9781447344568

1447344561

1529200253

9781529200256

OCLC:

1038456923