A Sociology of Constitutions
Constitutions and State Legitimacy in Historical-Sociological Perspective
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Constitutional, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Chris Thornhill | ISBN: | 9781139097352 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Publication: | July 14, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Chris Thornhill |
| ISBN: | 9781139097352 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication: | July 14, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Language: | English |
Using a methodology that both analyzes particular constitutional texts and theories and reconstructs their historical evolution, Chris Thornhill examines the social role and legitimating status of constitutions from the first quasi-constitutional documents of medieval Europe, through the classical period of revolutionary constitutionalism, to recent processes of constitutional transition. A Sociology of Constitutions explores the reasons why modern societies require constitutions and constitutional norms and presents a distinctive socio-normative analysis of the constitutional preconditions of political legitimacy.
Using a methodology that both analyzes particular constitutional texts and theories and reconstructs their historical evolution, Chris Thornhill examines the social role and legitimating status of constitutions from the first quasi-constitutional documents of medieval Europe, through the classical period of revolutionary constitutionalism, to recent processes of constitutional transition. A Sociology of Constitutions explores the reasons why modern societies require constitutions and constitutional norms and presents a distinctive socio-normative analysis of the constitutional preconditions of political legitimacy.
