1st Edition
Constitutionalism in the Global Realm A Sociological Approach
By Poul F. Kjaer
Copyright 2014
186 Pages
by
Routledge
186 Pages
by
Routledge
186 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book develops a sociologically informed theory of constitutionalism in the global realm, addressing both national and transnational forms of constitutional ordering. The book begins with the argument that current approaches to constitutionalism remain tied to a state-based conception of constitutions, and overlooks underlying structural transformations that trigger the emergence of... Read more
1. Introduction: The Metamorphosis of Constitutionalism Part 1: Structural Transformations 2. The Implosion of the Euro-Centric World 3. The Multiplicity of Normative Orders in World Society Part 2: Re-configurations of Law and the Political 4. The Law within and in-between Normative Orders 5. The Political within and in-between Normative Orders Part 3: Constitutional Stabilisation 6. The Breakdown of Constitutional Ordering through Globalisation-induced Crises 7.The Transmutation of Constitutional Ordering 8.Re-calibrating the Constitutional Concept 9. Conclusion
Biography
Poul F. Kjaer is Professor at the Department of Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School. He has published widely on social and legal theory, European integration and global governance. He is the author of Between Governing and Governance: The Emergence, Function and Form of Europe's Post-National Constellation (Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2010).
