Modern Isonomy

Democratic Participation and Human Rights Protection as a System of Equal Rights

AvGerald Stourzh

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Until the eighteenth century, Western societies were hierarchical ones. Since then, they have transformed themselves into societies dominated by two features: participatory democracy and the protection of human rights. In Modern Isonomy, distinguished political theorist Gerald Stourzh unites these ideas as "isonomy." The ideal, Stourzh argues, is a state, and indeed a world, in which individual rights, including the right to participate in politics equally, are clearly defined and possessed by all. Stourzh begins with ancient Greek thought contrasting isonomy-which is associated with the rule of the many-with "gradated societies," oligarchies, and monarchies. He then discusses the American experiment with the development of representative democracy as well as the French Revolution, which proclaimed that all people are born and remain free and with equal rights. But progress on the creation and protection of rights for all has been uneven. Stourzh discusses specifically the equalization of slaves, peasants, women, Jews, and indigenous people. He demonstrates how deeply intertwined the protection of equal rights is with the development of democracy and gives particular attention to the development of constitutional adjudication, notably the constitutional complaint of individuals. He also discusses the international protection human rights. Timely and thought-provoking, Modern Isonomy is an erudite exploration of political and human rights.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-12-03
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:286 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:The University of Chicago Press
ISBN:9780226811932
Översättare:Peck-Kubaczek, Cynthia

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Politik och statsskick inom Samhälle och politik

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Gerald Stourzh is professor emeritus at the University of Vienna. He is the author of several books in English and German, including Benjamin Franklin and American Foreign Policy, published by the University of Chicago Press. Cynthia Peck-Kubaczek is an editor, writer, and translator for the Austrian Academy of Sciences and The Vienna Review.

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“Stourzh revives the half-forgotten word ‘isonomy’ as rival to ‘democracy’ from its start in Herodotus, its development through regimes with ‘gradations’ of hierarchy, and its modern flowering in ‘equalizations’ and ‘democracy with adjectives.’ In brief compass he supplies a wonderful variety of thoughtful descriptions from the many sources of his remarkable learning.”

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceIntroduction1 Isonomy in Greek Antiquity2 Gradations: Hierarchy in This World and the Other World3 Equalizations: Ways toward Modern Isonomy in America and in France4 Democracy with Adjectives5 The Six Components of Modern IsonomyGeneral Legal Capacity: From Slavery to FreedomEquality before the LawThe Liberation of PeasantsTolerance and Equalization of Religious GroupsJewish Emancipation and Renewed Deprivation of RightsOn the Equal Rights of WomenIndigenous PersonsCitizens and ForeignersPositive Discrimination (Affirmative Action)The Evolution of Fundamental RightsThe Protection of Fundamental Rights as Part of Constitutional JusticeThe Internationalization of Fundamental Rights as Human RightsDemocracyConclusion: The Two Focal Points of Modern IsonomyBibliographyIndex of Names