Legitimate opposition / Alexander S. Kirshner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirshner, Alexander S., author.

Series:

Yale scholarship online.

Yale scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties.

Opposition (Political science).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2023]

Summary:

In political systems defined by legitimate opposition, those who hold power allow their rivals to peacefully challenge and displace them, and those who have lost power do not seek to sabotage the winners. Legitimate opposition came under assault at the American capitol on January 6, 2021, and is menaced by populists and autocrats across the globe. Alexander Kirshner provides the first sustained theory of legitimate opposition since the Cold War.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

ONE. Introduction

TWO. Opposition's Value: The Adversarial Conception of Legitimate Opposition

THREE. Opposition under Attack: Democracy, Populism, and the Specter of Electoral Autocracy

FOUR. Rethinking Opposition's Boundaries: Athens, Ostracism, and Monopolistic Power

FIVE. Opposition without Democracy: Roman Competition, Violence, and the Limits of Clockwork Constitutionalism

SIX. It's the State, Not Parties: Why Legitimate Opposition Is a Preeminent Constitutional Principle

SEVEN. Democracy without Opposition: Condorcet, Sieyès, and the French Revolution

EIGHT. Conclusion

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 26, 2023).

ISBN:

0-300-26874-2

OCLC:

1334527386