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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784431003321

Titolo

Republicanism in theory and practice / / edited by Iseult Honohan and Jeremy Jennings

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2006

ISBN

1-134-24769-9

1-134-24770-2

1-280-29160-5

9786610291601

0-203-00334-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Collana

Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ; ; 41

Altri autori (Persone)

HonohanIseult <1951->

JenningsJeremy <1952->

Disciplina

321.8/6

Soggetti

Republicanism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Contributors; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Four models of republican liberty and self-government; 3 Reforming republicanism in nineteenth-century Britain; 4 Two philosophers of the French Republic; 5 Creating republican ceremony; 6 Sean O'Faolain's discourse of 'the betrayal of the Republic' in mid-twentieth century Ireland; 7 Political trust, democracy and the republican tradition; 8 Contemporary republican theories; 9 Modern republican democratic contestation; 10 Republican theory and democratic transformation

11 Public spheres and civic competence in the European polity12 Restricting family rights; 13 The French 'republican model of integration' from theory to practice; 14 Educating citizens; 15 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Recent claims that civic republicanism can better address contemporary political problems than either liberalism or communitarianism are generating an intense debate. This is a sharp insight into this debate, confronting normative theory with historical and comparative analysis. It examines whether republican theory can address contemporary



political problems in ways that are both valuable and significantly different in practice from liberalism. These expert authors offer contrasting perspectives on issues raised by the contemporary revival of republicanism and adopt a variety of