Constitution For The Common Good Strengthening Democracy in a Disunited Kingdom

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  • Engels
  • Paperback
  • 9781910021743
  • 15 oktober 2015
  • 325 pagina's
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Providing a recent history of the Scottish Government’s Constitutional Policy since 2011, Bulmer asks what exactly is the ‘common good’ and what type of constitution would serve it, while also addressing questions of poverty, wealth, inequality and democracy.

Nearly every democracy in the world is built upon a written constitution, and constitutions have been at the core of citizens' demands for better governance in places as disparate as Kenya, Tunisia and Ukraine. In light of developments following the independence referendum and the 2015 general election, constitutional change looks certain to remain central to the political agenda in Scotland for some time to come, and has entered the debate UK wide through calls for a federal system and David Cameron’s promise of English Votes for English Laws.

But what is a constitution for?

  • Is it a defensive charter to protect the basic structures of democratic government, or is it a transformative covenant for a better society?
  • How can the constitution sustain democracy and promote ethical politics while at the same time recognising and accommodating differences in society?
  • What difference would a good constitution make to the poor?

In addressing these questions, this book sets out a vision for how Scotland could reconstitute itself. It emphasises the connection between the constitution, democracy and the common good, arguing that democratic self-government is the true prize, regardless of the relationship of Scotland to the rest of the UK. This book not only makes a vital contribution to Scotland’s current and on-going constitutional debate, a debate that still rages despite the referendum result, but also engages with fundamental questions of constitutionalism and democracy that are of enduring relevance to both citizens and scholars around the world.

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15 oktober 2015
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325
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Hoofdauteur
W Elliot Bulmer
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W. Elliot Bulmer
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Luath Press Ltd

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234 mm
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