{"product_id":"democratic-rights-the-substance-of-self-government-9780691149301","title":"Democratic Rights: The Substance of Self-Government","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the Supreme Court in 2003 struck down a Texas law prohibiting homosexual sodomy, it cited the right to privacy based on the guarantee of \"substantive due process\" embodied by the Constitution. But did the court act undemocratically by overriding the rights of the majority of voters in Texas? Scholars often point to such cases as exposing a fundamental tension between the democratic principle of majority rule and the liberal concern to protect individual rights. \u003ci\u003eDemocratic Rights\u003c\/i\u003e challenges this view by showing that, in fact, democracy demands many of these rights. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Corey Brettschneider argues that ideal democracy is comprised of three core values--political autonomy, equality of interests, and reciprocity--with both procedural and substantive implications. These values entitle citizens not only to procedural rights of participation (e.g., electing representatives) but also to substantive rights that a \"pure procedural\" democracy might not protect. What are often seen as distinctly liberal substantive rights to privacy, property, and welfare can, then, be understood within what Brettschneider terms a \"value theory of democracy.\" Drawing on the work of John Rawls and deliberative democrats such as Jürgen Habermas, he demonstrates that such rights are essential components of--rather than constraints on--an ideal democracy. Thus, while defenders of the democratic ideal rightly seek the power of all to participate, they should also demand the rights that are the substance of self-government.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Corey Brettschneider\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691149301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorey Brettschneider\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of political science and public policy at Brown University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44411348123763,"sku":"9780691149301","price":48.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_0f8d84c5-4ddf-4c4b-961c-66f16a0d4ae5.jpg?v=1772026191","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/democratic-rights-the-substance-of-self-government-9780691149301","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}