出版社: Yale University Press
出版年: 2003-12-1
ISBN: 9780300095241
页数: 240
装帧: Paperback
定价: USD 17.00
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Selected by Choice as a 2003 Outstanding Academic Title
Selected by the American Library Association (ALA) as one of "The Best of the Best from the University Presses: Books You Should Know About," 2003
Selected as an outstanding book by University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries
In this provocative book, one of our most eminent political scientists poses ...
Selected by Choice as a 2003 Outstanding Academic Title
Selected by the American Library Association (ALA) as one of "The Best of the Best from the University Presses: Books You Should Know About," 2003
Selected as an outstanding book by University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries
In this provocative book, one of our most eminent political scientists poses the question, “Why should we uphold our constitution?” The vast majority of Americans venerate the American Constitution and the principles it embodies, but many also worry that the United States has fallen behind other nations on crucial democratic issues, including economic equality, racial integration, and women’s rights. Robert Dahl explores this vital tension between the Americans’ belief in the legitimacy of their constitution and their belief in the principles of democracy.
Dahl starts with the assumption that the legitimacy of the American Constitution derives solely from its utility as an instrument of democratic governance. Dahl demonstrates that, due to the context in which it was conceived, our constitution came to incorporate significant antidemocratic elements. Because the Framers of the Constitution had no relevant example of a democratic political system on which to model the American government, many defining aspects of our political system were implemented as a result of short-sightedness or last-minute compromise. Dahl highlights those elements of the American system that are most unusual and potentially antidemocratic: the federal system, the bicameral legislature, judicial review, presidentialism, and the electoral college system.
The political system that emerged from the world’s first great democratic experiment is unique—no other well-established democracy has copied it. How does the American constitutional system function in comparison to other democratic systems? How could our political system be altered to achieve more democratic ends? To what extent did the Framers of the Constitution build features into our political system that militate against significant democratic reform?
Refusing to accept the status of the American Constitution as a sacred text, Dahl challenges us all to think critically about the origins of our political system and to consider the opportunities for creating a more democratic society.
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Robert A. Dahl, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Sr. Research Scientist Sociology, is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a corresponding member of the British Academy, and a past President of the American Political Science Association. His publications include Congre...
Robert A. Dahl, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Sr. Research Scientist Sociology, is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a corresponding member of the British Academy, and a past President of the American Political Science Association. His publications include Congress and Foreign Policy; Politics, Economics and Welfare (with C. E. Lindblom); A Preface to Democratic Theory; Who Governs? Democracy and Power in an American City; After the Revolution?; Polyarchy; Size and Democracy (with E. R. Tufte); Dilemmas of Pluralist Democracy; A Preface to Economic Democracy; Controlling Nuclear Weapons: Democracy Versus Guardianship; Democracy and Its Critics; Toward Democracy: A Journey; On Democracy; How Democratic is the American Constitution?, Politica e virtu' , La teoria democratica de nuovo secolo, After the Goldrush: Growing up in Skagway and On Political Equality.
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《对美国宪法中非民主成分的批判》
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0 有用 Minjie 2010-07-06 12:38:54
好得不得了,罗伯特达尔写的非常流畅。
0 有用 宿命论 2011-03-19 23:03:45
美憲法…粗略看了一遍,再加某人指點了一番…有勁的Dahl
0 有用 彳亍 2013-01-31 12:36:33
13W,前半段分析美国宪法体制民主与否的时候写得非常精彩,但后半段的败笔就在于很多问题太大而不容易在短小的篇幅内陈述清楚。至于对最高法违宪审查的权利的讨论,更是草草地浅尝辄止了。
0 有用 田安路小兵甲 2020-01-22 14:25:35
用比较政治的方法,以当代的民主价值观为准绳对美国宪法做了一番“民主批判”,揭示出美国在全世界成熟民主国家中,若干方面的政治实践“不够民主”和显得特殊,并进一步揭示其利弊好坏。制度对比中作者论及美国体制的少数性甚至是特殊性(比如总统制、两院制、选举人团、总统选举的TPFP规则、最高法很强的司法审查权)。在宪法拜物教和将宪法当作某种国家图腾的公众情绪下,达尔在书中倡导的几种制度修正(取消选举人团改为普... 用比较政治的方法,以当代的民主价值观为准绳对美国宪法做了一番“民主批判”,揭示出美国在全世界成熟民主国家中,若干方面的政治实践“不够民主”和显得特殊,并进一步揭示其利弊好坏。制度对比中作者论及美国体制的少数性甚至是特殊性(比如总统制、两院制、选举人团、总统选举的TPFP规则、最高法很强的司法审查权)。在宪法拜物教和将宪法当作某种国家图腾的公众情绪下,达尔在书中倡导的几种制度修正(取消选举人团改为普选,拉近不同州的代表比例不均等状况)怕还是短时间不能有反响 (展开)
0 有用 Keme 2021-11-20 19:58:22
Truly mind-blowing and informative, yet I was hoping for more detailed explanations. The fact that this small book was published more than ten years ago made itself even greater. Studying Politics is ... Truly mind-blowing and informative, yet I was hoping for more detailed explanations. The fact that this small book was published more than ten years ago made itself even greater. Studying Politics is such a paradox. You stepped into the zone yearning for more solutions, but you come out carrying even more unsolved problems. (展开)