Political Authority : The Paradox and Promise of Constructivism in Politics (Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations)

Buckley, Michael

Springer Nature Switzerland AG（2025/11発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9783032064035

Full Description

This book defends constructivism as a leading approach to formulating the moral basis of political authority. It addresses a central tension in constructivist theory: how principles can be both dependent on human deliberation and normatively objective. Moving beyond the familiar Rawlsian model, Political Authority develops a constructivist framework for normative political analysis that is accommodating of pluralism, sensitive to context, attuned to moral reasoning, and continuous with a long history of political thought about the nature of moral truth and legitimacy in politics. Engaging with traditional themes of authority, power, and justice, as well as contemporary debates on political realism, public justification, and performance legitimacy, this book is of interest to scholars and graduate students in political philosophy, political theory, normative ethics, democratic theory, and human rights studies.

Contents

1. Political Authority.- 2. Political Constructivism .- 3. Two Rival Frameworks.- 4. The Elements of Constructivism.- 5. The Structure of Substantive Justification.- 6. Methodological Principles of Constructivism.- 7. Normative Political Analysis.- 8. The Promise of Constructivism in Politics.