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Reclaiming Constitutionalism - Democracy, Power and the State (Hardcover)
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Reclaiming Constitutionalism - Democracy, Power and the State (Hardcover)
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Reclaiming Constitutionalism articulates an argument for why the
constitutional phenomenon remains attached to the state - despite
the recent advent of theories of global constitutionalism. Drawing
from the idea that constitutionalism historically sought to build
social consensus, this book argues that the primary aim of
constitutionalism is to create social peace and to shield, rather
than to limit, the power of political elites in any given state.
Implicit in the effort to preserve social peace is the
fundamentally important acknowledgement of social conflict.
Constitutionalism seeks to offer a balance between opposing social
forces. However, this balancing process can sometimes ignite,
rather than appease, social conflict. Constitutionalism may thus
further a project of social struggles and emancipation, for it
incorporates within its very nucleus the potential for an agonistic
version of democracy. In light of the connection between social
conflict and constitutionalism, this book explores the conditions
for and locations of the former. From the state and the EU to the
global level, it considers the role of citizenship, national
identities, democracy, power, and ideology, in order to conclude
that the state is the only site that satisfies the prerequisites
for social conflict. Reclaiming constitutionalism means building a
discourse that opens up an emancipatory potential; a potential
that, under current conditions, cannot be fulfilled beyond the
borders of the state.
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