Post-Secularism or Liberal-Democratic Constitutionalism?

Make Me Democratic, But Not Yet: Sunrise lawmaking and Democratic Constitutionalism

Secularism: Conceptual Genealogy or Political Dilemma?

If we step back and consider the words around which critiques and debates have crystallized in recent years, some have been relatively clear, while others have been constantly in need of disambiguation. Even during the most drawn-out of debates over “nationalism” or “revolution,” and despite the arguments over definitions and typologies, we had the sense that we were all talking about the same ...

Creating clones, kids & chimera: liberal democratic compromise at the crossroads.

The objective of this article is to find middle ground between the supporters and opponents of biotechnology by perpetuating the existing legal compromise pertaining to the complete range of health and welfare doctrines relevant to the biotechnological industry. The author aspires neither to add to nor detract from this liberal democratic consensus, but to preserve its constitutive balance betw...

"Liberal Democratic Institutions and the Damages of Political Corruption"

This article contributes to the debate concerning the identification of politically relevant cases of corruption in a democracy by sketching the basic traits of an original liberal theory of institutional corruption. We define this form of corruption as a deviation with respect to the role entrusted to people occupying certain institutional positions, which are crucial for the implementation of...

Are Populists Friends or Foes of Constitutionalism?