The incoherence of the patriotic state: a critique of 'constitutional patriotism'

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Breda, Vito. 2004. "The incoherence of the patriotic state: a critique of 'constitutional patriotism'." Res Publica. 10, pp. 247-265. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-004-0828-x
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The incoherence of the patriotic state: a critique of 'constitutional patriotism'

ERA Journal ID35011
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AuthorBreda, Vito
Journal TitleRes Publica
Journal Citation10, pp. 247-265
Number of Pages19
Year2004
Place of PublicationDordrecht, Netherlands
ISSN1356-4765
1572-8692
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-004-0828-x
Web Address (URL)http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11158-004-0828-x#
Abstract

Habermas proposes a new solution to the problematic relation between republican values and democracy. He asserts that a new model of social cohesion is needed and he suggests that the sense of 'community' in a democratic
society should be founded exclusively on the acceptance and support of a system of constitutionally established rules which are the logical result of the historical evolution
of constitution-making. He argues that an account of the constitutional process which led to the formation of the modern republican state should provide the criteria for a rational set of norms which will exclude nationalism from the political arena. In this article, I point out the democratic hazards and the internal incoherence of Habermas's alternative to the national state and I argue that a theoretical substitute should consider the existence of national identities as one of the aspects of modern pluralistic society.

Keywordsconstitutional law; democracy; European Union; Habermas; nationalism; patriotism
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020480702. Constitutional law
440811. Political theory and political philosophy
480410. Legal theory, jurisprudence and legal interpretation
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Byline AffiliationsCardiff University, United Kingdom
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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