Carl Schmitt and Authoritarian Liberalism

Carl Schmitt and Authoritarian Liberalism
Author: Renato Cristi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN:

Within Germany, Carl Schmitt's status as a political thinker is on a par with Machiavelli and Hobbes. With the rise in neo-conservatism and authoritarian liberalism in less developed countries such as Chile and Singapore, Renato Christi believes Schmitt's theories will become of considerable importance. Nazi Third Reich. His political theories provide an insight into the nature of Conservatism. well as extrapolate possibilities for the future.

Carl Schmitt's Critique of Liberalism

Carl Schmitt's Critique of Liberalism
Author: John P. McCormick
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 368
Release: 1997
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780521664578

This is the first in-depth critical appraisal in English of the political, legal, and cultural writings of Carl Schmitt, perhaps this century's most brilliant critic of liberalism. It offers an assessment of this most sophisticated of fascist theorists without attempting either to apologise for or demonise him. Schmitt's Weimar writings confront the role of technology as it finds expression through the principles and practices of liberalism. Contemporary political conditions such as disaffection with liberalism and the rise of extremist political organizations have rendered Schmitt's work both relevant and insightful. John McCormick examines why technology becomes a rallying cry for both right- and left-wing intellectuals at times when liberalism appears anachronistic, and shows the continuities between Weimar's ideological debates and those of our own age.

Law as Politics

Law as Politics
Author: David Dyzenhaus
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1998
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780822322443

Articles previously published in the Canadian journal of law and jurisprudence.

The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy

The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy
Author: Carl Schmitt
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 190
Release: 1988-06-22
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780262691260

The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy offers a powerful criticism of the inconsistencies of representative democracy. Described both as "the Hobbes of our age" and as "the philosophical godfather of Nazism," Carl Schmitt was a brilliant and controversial political theorist whose doctrine of political leadership and critique of liberal democratic ideals distinguish him as one of the most original contributors to modern political theory. The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy offers a powerful criticism of the inconsistencies of representative democracy. First published in 1923, it has often been viewed as an attempt to destroy parliamentarism; in fact, it was Schmitt's attempt to defend the Weimar constitution. The introduction to this new translation places the book in proper historical context and provides a useful guide to several aspects of Weimar political culture. The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy is included in the series Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought, edited by Thomas McCarthy.

Authoritarian Liberalism and the Transformation of Modern Europe

Authoritarian Liberalism and the Transformation of Modern Europe
Author: Michael A. Wilkinson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2021
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0198854757

This book uses constitutional analysis and theory to explore the transformation of Europe from the post-war era until the Euro-crisis. Authoritarian liberalism has developed over these years and, as the book suggests, is now perhaps reaching its limit. This book uses history and theory to reveal the EU's journey and highlight future challenges.

Carl Schmitt

Carl Schmitt
Author: William E. Scheuerman
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 368
Release: 1999
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780847694181

This is the first full-length study in English of twentieth-century Germany's most influential authoritarian right-wing political theorist, Carl Schmitt, that focuses on the central place of his attack on the liberal rule of law. This is also the first book in any language to devote substantial attention to Schmitt's subterranean influence on some of the most important voices in political thought (Joseph Schumpeter, Friedrich A. Hayek, and Hans Morgenthau) in the United States after 1945. Visit our website for sample chapters!

The Enemy

The Enemy
Author: Gopal Balakrishnan
Publisher: Verso
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2000
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781859843598

The Enemy is an inter-textual reconstruction and analysis of Schmitt's major works, presenting an arresting portrait of a writer still considered terra incognita throughout the English speaking world.

A Dangerous Mind

A Dangerous Mind
Author: Jan-Werner Müller
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780300099324

Carl Schmitt (1888-1985) was one of the 20th century's most brilliant and disturbing critics of liberalism. He was also one of the most important intellectuals to offer his services to the Nazis, for which he was dubbed the crown jurist of the Third Reich. Despite this fateful alliance Schmitt has exercised a profound influence on post-war European political and legal thought - on both the right and the left. In this study, Jan-Werner Muller traces the permutations of Schmitt's ideas after World War II and relates them to broader political developments in Europe. his key concepts, Muller explains why interest in the political theorist continues. He assesses the uses of Schmitt's thought in debates on globalization and the quest for a liberal world order. He also offers insights into the liberalization of political thinking in post-authoritarian societies and the persistent vulnerabilities and blind spots of certain strands of Western liberalism.

The Oxford Handbook of Carl Schmitt

The Oxford Handbook of Carl Schmitt
Author: Jens Meierhenrich
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 873
Release: 2016
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199916934

The Oxford Handbook of Carl Schmitt collects thirty original chapters on the diverse oeuvre of one of the most controversial thinkers of the twentieth century. Uniquely located at the intersection of law, the social sciences, and the humanities, it brings together sophisticated yet accessible interpretations of Schmitt's sprawling thought and complicated biography.

The End of Law

The End of Law
Author: William E. Scheuerman
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2019-10-18
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1786611562

Scholarly and political interest in the work of the controversial twentieth century German thinker Carl Schmitt has exploded in the 20 years since William E. Scheuerman’s important book was first published. However, Scheuerman’s work remains distinctive. Firstly, it focuses directly on Schmitt’s complex ideas about law, situating his views within broader debates about the rule of law and its fate. The volume shows how every facet of his political thinking was decisively shaped by his legal reflections. Secondly, the volume takes Schmitt’s Nazi-era political and legal writings no less seriously. Finally, the volume offers a series of studies on figures in postwar US political thought (Friedrich Hayek and Joseph Schumpeter), demonstrating how Schmitt shaped their own influential theories. This timely second edition underscores how and why the recent growth of interest in Schmitt has been prompted by political developments, for example, debates about counterterrorism and emergency government, and the rise of authoritarian populism.