Filimon Peonidis

Democracy as Popular Sovereignty

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is about the structure and the basic political institutions of a democratic polity in which the citizens would rule as equally valuable and fully participating members of a self-governing collectivity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 126
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 195g
• ISBN-13: 9781498515375
• ISBN-10: 1498515371
• Artikelnr.: 42202592

Autorenporträt

By Filimon Peonidis

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Chapter 1: Democracy as Popular Sovereignty 1.1 A historical model
of democracy and some common justifications 1.2 The model applied 1.3 Rule
by the people but without the people 1.4 Democracy as popular sovereignty
1.5 Are the people capable of being sovereign? 1.6 Does the majority
principle undermine popular sovereignty? Chapter 2: The Institutions of
Popular Sovereignty 2.1 Introductory remarks 2.2 Direct universal
participation 2.3 Direct participation through sortition 2.4 Indirect
participation through representation I: Electoral systems 2.5 Indirect
participation through representation II: The constituent-representative
relationship Chapter 3: A Democratic Constitution 3.1 Setting the stage 3.2
The lifetime of the constitution 3.3 Democratic rights 3.4 Popular
sovereignty and excessive wealth 3.5 The separation of powers 3.5.1 The
legislative-higher executive continuum 3.5.2 The lower executive 3.5.3 The
judiciary 3.6 Constitutional review Bibliography Index About the author