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Rejecting Rights (Contemporary Political Theory) - Softcover

Bedi, Sonu

 
9780521732154: Rejecting Rights (Contemporary Political Theory)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521732158 ISBN 13: 9780521732154
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

The language of rights is ubiquitous. It shapes the way we construct our debates over issues such as abortion, affirmative action and sexual freedom. This provocative new study challenges the very concept of rights, arguing that they jeopardize our liberty and undermine democratic debate. By re-conceptualizing our ideas about limited government, it suggests that we can limit the reasons or rationales on which the polity may act. Whereas we once used the language of rights to thwart democratic majorities, Bedi argues that we should now turn our attention to the democratic state's reason for acting. This will permit greater democratic flexibility and discretion while ensuring genuine liberty. Deftly employing political theory and constitutional law to state its case, the study radically rethinks the relationship between liberty and democracy, and will be essential reading for scholars and students of political and legal philosophy.

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About the Author

Sonu Bedi is Associate Professor of Government at Dartmouth College. Bedi works in the intersection of law and political theory. His publications include Political Contingency: Studying the Unexpected, the Accidental, and the Unforeseen (co-editor, 2007) and articles in constitutional law and political philosophy.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521732158
ISBN 13 
9780521732154
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
220