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Author:   Christian Volk
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Hart Publishing
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9781509917716

ISBN 10:   1509917713
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   26 October 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Paradoxes of the Nation-State I. Introduction II. The Paradox of the Right to Self-determination III. The Paradox of De-assimilation and De-naturalisation IV. The Paradox of Rightlessness V. The Paradox of Human Rights 2. The Concept of the Nation in Hannah Arendt's Thought I. Introduction II. Arendt and the Social Question - A Political-theoretical Readjustment A. Revolution and Discourse B. Sovereignty and Misery C. Misery and Consensus III. The Concept of the Nation and the Volonte Generale A. Arendt, Rousseau and the French Revolution B. General Will and Alienation C. The Internalisation of the Political 3. Law and the Modern State - Hannah Arendt on the Trail of Max Weber I. Introduction A. In Which Line of Tradition to Think About the State? Neither Hegel nor Elias B. An Initial Plea for Max Weber II. On the Origin of the Modern State A. State and Modern State in Weber B. Arendt and the Genealogy of the Modern State III. On the Rationality of Law A. What is Rational Law? A Look at Weber's Sociology of Law B. Arendt and Rational Law 4. Hannah Arendt's Critique of Popular Sovereignty I. Introduction II. Popular Sovereignty and the Law A. The Political-theoretical Architecture of Arendt's book on Totalitarianism B. Arendt and the Sources of Juridification C. Nation and Law III. Popular Sovereignty and Politics A. Politics in Mass Society B. Mistrust and Authority C. Mass Movement and Power 5. The Order of Freedom: On the Dehierarchisation of the Relationship Between Law and Politics I. Introduction II. Arendt's Understanding of the Political A. Arendt and the Normativity of the Political B. From the Power of Judgement to the Procedural Rules of the Political System III. Arendt's Theory of Law A. The Concept of Law: Relationship versus Substance B. What is Legitimate Law? C. Arendt's Demanding Concept of Political Enabling

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...the book is a great success. Through an incredibly rich and knowledgeable interpretation of Arendt's work, Volk offers new perspectives on her concepts of law and politics, and develops a distinctive approach for thinking about legitimacy and democracy today. -- Dana Schmalz * International Journal of Constitutional Law * In perhaps the most ambitious book on Hannah Arendt to appear in recent years, Christian Volk presents an Arendt of our times. -- Rodrigo Chacon * The English Historical Review * Overall, this is an excellent, thoughtful and detailed engagement with Arendt's work that will become a clear point of reference for those who wish to understand her work on the state and legality and who then wish to deploy it to analyse contemporary global politics. -- Christopher May, Lancaster University * Political Studies Review *

...the book is a great success. Through an incredibly rich and knowledgeable interpretation of Arendt's work, Volk offers new perspectives on her concepts of law and politics, and develops a distinctive approach for thinking about legitimacy and democracy today. -- Dana Schmalz * International Journal of Constitutional Law * Overall, this is an excellent, thoughtful and detailed engagement with Arendt's work that will become a clear point of reference for those who wish to understand her work on the state and legality and who then wish to deploy it to analyse contemporary global politics. -- Christopher May, Lancaster University * Political Studies Review * In perhaps the most ambitious book on Hannah Arendt to appear in recent years, Christian Volk presents an Arendt of our times. -- Rodrigo Chacon * The English Historical Review * This well-written volume has a clear structure and gives the reader a rich and innovative interpretation of Arendt's political and constitutional theory. -- Daniel Schulz, Technical University Dresden * Constellations *

...the book is a great success. Through an incredibly rich and knowledgeable interpretation of Arendt's work, Volk offers new perspectives on her concepts of law and politics, and develops a distinctive approach for thinking about legitimacy and democracy today. -- Dana Schmalz International Journal of Constitutional Law In perhaps the most ambitious book on Hannah Arendt to appear in recent years, Christian Volk presents an Arendt of our times. -- Rodrigo Chacon The English Historical Review Overall, this is an excellent, thoughtful and detailed engagement with Arendt's work that will become a clear point of reference for those who wish to understand her work on the state and legality and who then wish to deploy it to analyse contemporary global politics. -- Christopher May, Lancaster University Political Studies Review

...the book is a great success. Through an incredibly rich and knowledgeable interpretation of Arendt's work, Volk offers new perspectives on her concepts of law and politics, and develops a distinctive approach for thinking about legitimacy and democracy today. -- Dana Schmalz * International Journal of Constitutional Law * Overall, this is an excellent, thoughtful and detailed engagement with Arendt’s work that will become a clear point of reference for those who wish to understand her work on the state and legality and who then wish to deploy it to analyse contemporary global politics. -- Christopher May, Lancaster University * Political Studies Review * In perhaps the most ambitious book on Hannah Arendt to appear in recent years, Christian Volk presents an Arendt of our times. -- Rodrigo Chacon * The English Historical Review * This well-written volume has a clear structure and gives the reader a rich and innovative interpretation of Arendt's political and constitutional theory. -- Daniel Schulz, Technical University Dresden * Constellations *

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Christian Volk is an Assistant Professor of Political Theory and the History of Ideas at the University of Trier.

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