NDLI: Calhoun’s concurrent majority as a generality norm

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Author	Salter, Alexander William
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	The purpose of this paper is to analyze the political philosophy of John C. Calhoun from the perspective of Virginia Political Economy. Specifically, this paper argues that Calhoun’s theory of the concurrent majority offers a way of operationalizing the “generality norm” of Buchanan and Congleton Politics by principle, not interest: towards nondiscriminatory democracy. liberty fund, indianapolis, (2003 [1988]).The analysis of this doctrine, which holds that constitutional democracy can only be preserved from majoritarian absolutism if minority interests have the power to check the power of majority coalitions, is this paper’s main purpose. The paper also discusses the most plausible way Calhoun’s recommendations can be put into practice in the United States by drawing on insights from his Discourse on the Constitution and Government of the United States, in which he defends the social compact theory of the union and the benefits of federalism.
Starting Page	375
Ending Page	390
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10434062
Journal	Constitutional Political Economy
Volume Number	26
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15729966
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2014-12-17
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Calhoun Concurrent majority Constitutional political economy Federalism Generality norm Majoritarianism Social compact Unanimity Political Science Constitutional Law Economic Theory
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Philosophy Law Economics and Econometrics

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