{"product_id":"brennan-and-democracy-9780691122496","title":"Brennan and Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplores the apparently conflicting commitments of a democratic governmental system where key aspects of such important social issues as affirmative action, campaign finance reform, and abortion rights are settled not by a legislative vote but by the decisions of unelected judges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Michelman has crafted a provocative book on democratic constitutionalism that deserves serious attention by persons interested not simply in Brennan's legal thought but in the debate on what makes for a decent and legitimate democracy.\"--David E. Marion, Political Science Quarterly \"Clearly the justice would be pleased by the provocative, thoughtful, craftsmanship of this work... [A] fine contribution to scholarship.\"--Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments ix  Chapter 1. Brennan's Constitutional Democracy 3  Constitutional Law, Constitutional Theory 3  The Paradox of Constitutional Democracy 4  Democracy, Individuals, and Self-Government 11  The Substantive Conception of Democracy 16  A Paradox of Democratic Commitment 33  The Procedural Conception of Democracy 34  The Remaining Possibility for Self-Government in Politics 51  Politics and Knowledge 54  Distrust and Democracy (Responsive Democracy with a Difference) 57  Brennan on Democracy 60  Chapter 2. Brennan's Democratic Liberalism 63  The Judge as Political Theorist 63  Liberal Political Thought 65  Justice Brennan and Liberal \"Romance\" 68  Community 89  Equality, Groups, and Positive Social Rights 119  Summation: Who Is Brennan to Us? 133  Epilogue 139  Index 147","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359107514711,"sku":"9780691122496","price":28.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691122496.jpg?v=1754123616","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/brennan-and-democracy-9780691122496","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}