Maxwell A Cameron

Strong Constitutions

Social-Cognitive Origins of the Separation of Powers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A bold argument that constitutional states are not weaker because their powers are divided -- they are often stronger because they solve collective action problems rooted in speech and communication.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 417g
• ISBN-13: 9780190235222
• ISBN-10: 0190235225
• Artikelnr.: 47863601

Autorenporträt

Maxwell A. Cameron is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions at the University of British Columbia.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Introduction: Strong Constitutions
Chapter 2. Social-Cognitive Origins of the Separation of Powers
Chapter 3. Literacy and the Invention of Constitutions
Chapter 4. The Printing Press and Constitutional Revolutions
Chapter 5. Electronic Media, Mass Politics, and Electoral Democracy
Chapter 6. Beyond Liberalism: Language, Law, and Deliberation
Chapter 7. Democracy Without the Separation of Powers?
Chapter 8. Conclusion: Writing, Power, and Democracy
Bibliography