00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000005588 20241018093600 0010-0520005588 241018################|##########|#eng## 0-19-515840-7 eng 342.02 342.02 SUN d Sunstein, Cass R Designing Democracy : What Constitution Do / Sunstein, Cass R. 1st Ed New York : Oxford University Press, 2001 280 p. ; 24 cm Indeks : Index 1n modern nations, political disagreement is the source of both the gravest danger and the greatest security, "writes Cass Sunstein, All democracies face intense political con¬flict. But is this conflict necessarily something to fear? In this provocative book; one of our leading political and legal theorists reveals how a nation's divisions of conviction and belief can be used to safeguard democracy . Extending his important recent work on the way deliberation within like-minded groups can produce extremism, Sunsteins break new ground in identifying the mechanisms behind political conflict in democratic nations. At the same time, he develops a profound understanding of a constitutional democracy's system of checks and balances, Sunstein shows how a good constitution, fostering a "republic of reasons?, enables people of opposing ethical and religious commitments to reach agreement where agreement is necessary, while making it unnecessary to reach agreement when agreement is impossible. A marvel of lucid, subtle reasoning, designing Democracy mekes invaluable reading for anyone concerned with the promises and pitfalls of the democratic experiment. 1. Constitutional Law 2. Democracy 00451/MKRI-P/V-2007 02445/MKRI-P/I-2006 02457/MKRI-P/I-2006