Introduction. Violence and foundation -- Methodological considerations -- The concept of constituent power and the concept of constitution -- Violence and constituent power in the creation of the American republic -- Constituent power without 'we the people' : the foundation of …
This book challenges traditional theories of constitution-making to advance an alternative view of constitutions as being founded on power which rests on violence. The work argues that rather than the idea of a constitution being the result of political participation and deliber…
Introduction. Violence and foundation -- Methodological considerations -- The concept of constituent power and the concept of constitution -- Violence and constituent power in the creation of the American republic -- Constituent power without 'we the people' : the foundation of …
"This book challenges traditional theories of constitution-making to advance an alternative view of constitutions as being founded on power which rests on violence. The work argues that rather than the idea of a constitution being the result of political participation and delibe…
"This book challenges traditional theories of constitution-making to advance an alternative view of constitutions as being founded on power which rests on violence. The work argues that rather than the idea of a constitution being the result of political participation and delibe…
The ideal state of emergency -- The permanent state of emergency -- Permanent states of emergency and constituent power -- Permanent states of emergency and legal black holes -- Permanent states of emergency and legal grey holes -- Alternatives to constitutional states of emerge…
The ideal state of emergency -- The permanent state of emergency -- Permanent states of emergency and constituent power -- Permanent states of emergency and legal black holes -- Permanent states of emergency and legal grey holes -- Alternatives to constitutional emergency accomm…
The ideal state of emergency -- The permanent state of emergency -- Permanent states of emergency and constituent power -- Permanent states of emergency and legal black holes -- Permanent states of emergency and legal grey holes -- Alternatives to constitutional emergency accomm…
The ideal state of emergency -- The permanent state of emergency -- Permanent states of emergency and constituent power -- Permanent states of emergency and legal black holes -- Permanent states of emergency and legal grey holes -- Alternatives to Constitutional States of emerge…
The ideal state of emergency -- The permanent state of emergency -- Permanent states of emergency and constituent power -- Permanent states of emergency and legal black holes -- Permanent states of emergency and legal grey holes -- Alternatives to constitutional emergency accomm…
This study presents an in-depth analysis of several years (conducted between 2004 and 2009) of national surveys designed specifically to assess public preferences for, and evaluations of, political representation in the US. In addition, unique aggregate data are used to examine …