Law and Society in a Populist Age: Balancing Individual Rights and the Common Good

by Amitai Etzioni

Book Overview

The most prevalent and shocking trend in recent global politics is the rise of populism and the corresponding crisis of faith among law-based democratic institutions. These seismic changes demand that greater attention be paid to the role society plays in forming and challenging laws--and how the law copes with these challenges. In Law and Society in a Populist Age, Amitai Etzioni--a leader in sociological thought since the 1960s--argues for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1529200261
• ISBN13: 9781529200263
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"