Overview
Comparing the structures and challenges of democratic constitutionalism in India and the European Union, this book explores how democracy is possible within vastly diverse societies of continental scale, and why a constitutional framework is best able to secure the ideals of collective autonomy and individual dignity. It contributes to an emerging comparative discussion on structures of power, separation of powers and a comparative law of democracy, which has been long neglected in comparative constitutional studies. This timely and invigorating book showcases a novel comparative approach termed “slow comparison” counters the conceptual focus on nation-states in comparative studies and develops a broader understanding of democratic constitutionalism. In the context of the contemporary crisis of constitutional democracy, triggered by populism, majoritarianism and authoritarianism, chapters continue older ongoing debates about multiculturalism, identity politics and democratic equality that hold important insights for both India and the EU to deal with contemporary challenges. This book will be an important read for scholars of comparative constitutional law and theory. It will also benefit those studying EU law and Indian constitutional law.
Full Product Details
Author: Philipp Dann ,
Arun K. Thiruvengadam
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.620kg
ISBN: 9781789901566
ISBN 10: 1789901561
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 23 February 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'Engaging the respective EU-India institutions and the urgency to find sources of resilience and survival , Philipp Dann and Arun Thiruvengadam invite rigorous thinking on difficult themes such as futures of democracy, representation, pluralism, equality, rights, and juridification. This immensely thought-provoking anthology bristles with critical insights, locating even ultimate saviours , in doing comparative law and jurisprudence.' -- Upendra Baxi, University of Warwick, UK
'This book on comparative constitutional law enters new ground in various ways. It compares a big and socio-culturally very diverse state, which has outgrown the traditional concept of the nation-state, and a big and also very diverse political entity composed of nation-states, which has outgrown the traditional concept of a supranational organization. In addition, it is a rare example of a North-South comparison. And it proposes a new methodological approach to comparative constitutionalism, called slow comparison . With all these assets the book promises to considerably enrich the territorial scope and the methodological instruments of comparative research in constitutional law.' -- Dieter Grimm, Former Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany and Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany 'This book is a remarkable achievement towards a truly reflective, collaborative and critical endeavor in reinforcing north-south dialogue on democratic constitutionalism. It fills an important gap in comparative law scholarship and thinking by bringing together two worlds that although may have had very different trajectories and histories, contain much that allows for interpretative learning and practice.' -- Armin von Bogdandy, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Germany 'Engaging the respective EU-India institutions and the urgency to find sources of resilience and survival , Philipp Dann and Arun Thiruvengadam invite rigorous thinking on difficult themes such as futures of democracy, representation, pluralism, equality, rights, and juridification. This immensely thought-provoking anthology bristles with critical insights, locating even ultimate saviours , in doing comparative law and jurisprudence.' -- Upendra Baxi, University of Warwick, UK
Author Information
Edited by Philipp Dann, Professor of Public and Comparative Law, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany and Arun K. Thiruvengadam, National Law School of India University, India
