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This book explains the current weakness of democratic polities by examining deep paradoxes in constitutional democracy. It argues that democracy is frequently exposed to crisis because the terms in which it is promoted and justified allow anti-democratic movements, typically with a populist emphasis, to take shape and flourish.

Produktbeschreibung
This book explains the current weakness of democratic polities by examining deep paradoxes in constitutional democracy. It argues that democracy is frequently exposed to crisis because the terms in which it is promoted and justified allow anti-democratic movements, typically with a populist emphasis, to take shape and flourish.
Autorenporträt
Chris Thornhill is Professor in Law at the University of Manchester. His publications include A Sociology of Constitutions (2011), A Sociology of Transnational Constitutions (2016) and The Sociology of Law and the Global Transformation of Democracy (2018). His works have been translated into many languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. He is a member of the Academia Europaea.