The Imaginary and the Unconscious: Situating Constitutional Pluralism
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The Imaginary and the Unconscious : Situating Constitutional Pluralism. / Lev, Amnon.
European Constitutional Imaginaries : Between Ideology and Utopia. red. / Jan Komárek. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023. s. 180-195.Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - CHAP
T1 - The Imaginary and the Unconscious
T2 - Situating Constitutional Pluralism
AU - Lev, Amnon
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This chapter interrogates the role of ideas in Neil Walker’s theory of constitutional pluralism. The first section of the chapter situates Walker’s work in relation to the body of state-centric constitutional theory. It shows the steps Walker takes to attach his theory to past constitutionalisms, and it argues that the focus on theory leads him to blank out the question of state practice. The second section considers the ideas and conceptual moves that pass from the body of constitutional theory to Walker’s theory. In the third section, the chapter shows that the continuity between past and present formats of constitutional theory rests upon a historically specific intuition of political life. It argues that the changes Walker makes to his theory can be explained in terms of the passing of a specific historical conjuncture, in which law could transcribe politics and keep economic rationality at bay.
AB - This chapter interrogates the role of ideas in Neil Walker’s theory of constitutional pluralism. The first section of the chapter situates Walker’s work in relation to the body of state-centric constitutional theory. It shows the steps Walker takes to attach his theory to past constitutionalisms, and it argues that the focus on theory leads him to blank out the question of state practice. The second section considers the ideas and conceptual moves that pass from the body of constitutional theory to Walker’s theory. In the third section, the chapter shows that the continuity between past and present formats of constitutional theory rests upon a historically specific intuition of political life. It argues that the changes Walker makes to his theory can be explained in terms of the passing of a specific historical conjuncture, in which law could transcribe politics and keep economic rationality at bay.
U2 - 10.1093/oso/9780192855480.003.0009
DO - 10.1093/oso/9780192855480.003.0009
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9780192855480
SP - 180
EP - 195
BT - European Constitutional Imaginaries
A2 - Komárek, Jan
PB - Oxford University Press
CY - Oxford
ER -
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