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Expressive constitutionalism

Expressive constitutionalism
Expressive constitutionalism
We argue that the standard Constitutional Political Economy defence of constitutionalism, that derives from an argument relating to the shift from narrowly self-interested motivations in the in-period context to relatively general-interest decision making in the constitutional context, is flawed precisely because it is intended to relate to essentially political settings where decision making must be construed as collective in nature. We suggest an alternate account of expressive constitutionalism that points to a specific defence of constitutional conventions that are insulated from popular voting.
constitution, expressive behaviour, collective choice
299-311
Brennan, Geoffery
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Hamlin, Alan
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Brennan, Geoffery
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Hamlin, Alan
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Brennan, Geoffery and Hamlin, Alan (2002) Expressive constitutionalism. Constitutional Political Economy, 13 (4), 299-311. (doi:10.1023/A:1020857219135).

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We argue that the standard Constitutional Political Economy defence of constitutionalism, that derives from an argument relating to the shift from narrowly self-interested motivations in the in-period context to relatively general-interest decision making in the constitutional context, is flawed precisely because it is intended to relate to essentially political settings where decision making must be construed as collective in nature. We suggest an alternate account of expressive constitutionalism that points to a specific defence of constitutional conventions that are insulated from popular voting.

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Published date: 2002
Keywords: constitution, expressive behaviour, collective choice

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Local EPrints ID: 33387
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/33387
PURE UUID: 33469772-2ecd-4aba-a30c-c8a7395e8de2

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Date deposited: 16 May 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 07:43

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Author: Geoffery Brennan
Author: Alan Hamlin

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