The sociology of law and the global transformation of democracy /

This book provides a new legal-sociological account of contemporary democracy. It is based on a revision of standard positions in democratic theory, reflecting the impact of global legal norms on the institutions of national states. Chris Thornhill argues that the establishment of fully democratic,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thornhill, Chris, 1966- (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Series:Global law series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The paradox of democracy and the sociology of law
  • National democracy and global law
  • Before the law?
  • Politics becomes the law
  • The reconstruction of democratic agency
  • Conclusion.