Law and society in a populist age : balancing individual rights and the common good

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Law and society in a populist age : balancing individual rights and the common good

Amitai Etzioni

Bristol University Press, 2019

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

The law-based, political institutions in many democratic societies are being challenged by fast-growing populist movements, parties, and leaders. In other nations, the state is failing. These seismic changes call for greater attention to be paid to the role society plays in forming and challenging laws-and how the law copes with these challenges. Amitai Etzioni, one of the most respected thinkers in the US, argues for a new liberal communitarian approach as an effective response to populism. This recognizes that different members of the society have differing values, interests, and needs that cannot be fully reconciled to legislation in a populist age. The book considers the core challenge in a variety of contexts, including national security versus privacy, private sector responsibility, freedom of the press, campaign finance reform, regulatory law and the legal status of terrorists. Thus the book offers a timely discussion of key issues for contemporary society and the relationship of the law to the citizen in a fast-changing environment.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1: Power and legitimacy
  • A response to populism
  • The privatization of force
  • Captured
  • Forging new legitimacy
  • Part 2: Rights and the common good
  • The common good
  • Rights and responsibilities
  • Privacy vs. Security
  • How liberty is lost
  • Part 3: Supranational overreach
  • Undermining genocide prevention
  • Nationalism as a block to community building
  • Part 4: Response to new technology
  • Should A.I. be regulated? (co-authored with Oren Etzioni)
  • A privacy doctrine for the cyber age.

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  • NCID
    BB29146100
  • ISBN
    • 9781529200263
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Bristol
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 254 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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