Liberal Democracy and the Social Acceleration of Time
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Author
Publication
2004-05-18 - The Johns Hopkins University Press
Language
English
Word Count
78,000 words, Guess
Page Count
312 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7871203M
- ISBN-139780801878855
- ISBN-100801878853
- OCLC Control Number52876616
- OCLC Control Numberliberaldemocracy0000sche
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2003018311
- Goodreads2003272
- LibraryThing2110019
Classifications
- LCCJC423.S282 2004
Description
"In Liberal Democracy and the Social Acceleration of Time, William E. Scheuerman offers an assessment of the implications of social and technological celerity in the operation of liberal democracies. Specifically, he asks, what is acceleration's main impact on the traditional, liberal, democratic model of the separation of powers?" "According to Scheuerman, high speed has created an imbalance. The executive branch was intended to react with dispatch; by contrast, legislatures and the courts were designed to be more deliberate and thoughtful. While this system of checks and balances was effective in the age of horse and buggy, Scheuerman argues that the very features that were these institutions' strengths may now be liabilities. Throughout this book, Scheuerman offers a constructive critique that articulates ways in which "liberal democracy might be recalibrated in accordance with the tempo of modern society.""--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
A growing number of popular books that ours is an era in which "the accelaration of just about everything" is taking place.
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