Constitutional Culture and Democratic Rule

John Ferejohn editor Jonathan Riley editor Jack N Rakove editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:8th Oct '01

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This interdisciplinary volume focuses on constitutional democracy, with special reference to the United States.

This volume investigates the nature of constitutional democratic government in the United States and elsewhere. It provides comprehensive tools for analyzing and comparing different forms of constitutional democracy. The collection will be of interest to students and readers in political science, law, history and political philosophy.This volume investigates the nature of constitutional democratic government in the United States and elsewhere. The editors introduce a basic conceptual framework which the contributors clarify and develop in eleven essays organized into three separate sections. The first section deals with constitutional founding and the founders' use of cultural symbols and traditions to facilitate acceptance of a new regime. The second discusses alternative constitutional structures and their effects on political outcomes. The third focuses on processes of constitutional change and on why founders might choose to make formal amendments relatively difficult or easy to achieve. The book is distinctive because it provides comprehensive tools for analyzing and comparing different forms of constitutional democracy. These tools are discussed in ways that will be of interest to students and readers in political science, law, history and political philosophy.

ISBN: 9780521793704

Dimensions: 228mm x 154mm x 24mm

Weight: 685g

430 pages