Rousseau's Constitutionalism

Eoin Daly is Lecturer in Law at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

• Introduction: Rousseau’s Austerity and Rousseau’s Constitutions I. Rousseau as a Constitutional Theorist II. Rousseau’s Constitutional Projects III. Outline of Chapters 1. The Constitution of Freedom I. Introduction II. Freedom and Domination in Republican and Liberal Traditions III. (Re)constituting Freedom IV. Situating Rousseau’s (Un)freedom V. Rousseau as a Republican Outlier VI. Constitutionalising Rousseau’s Freedom 2. The Constitution of Autarky I. Introduction II. Commerce and Autarky in Corsica and Poland III. Commerce, Virtue and Corruption IV. Rousseau’s Concept of Constitutionalism V. Autarky between Realism and Utopia VI. Conclusion 3. The Constitution of Symbol and Ritual I. Introduction II. Symbolism and Ritualism in Contemporary Constitutional Thought III. Rituals and Symbols in Corsica and Poland IV. The Political Function of Symbols and Rituals V. The Radical Scope of Rousseau’s Civic Ritualism VI. Culture and Domination in the Early-modern WorldVII. Culture and Aesthetics under Austerity VIII. Civic Ritualism and Constitutional Design: Contemporary Problems IX. Conclusion 4. The Constitution of Deliberation I. Introduction II. Rousseau on Deliberation, Dissensus, Dissent III. Deliberation and Non-domination IV. Deliberation as Domination V. Deliberation under Republican Austerity VI. Deliberation and Difference VII. Neo-republican Blindspots5. The Constitution of Judgment I. Introduction II. Legislation and Judgment in Rousseau’s Constitutional Projects III. The Paradox of Judicial Power under the General Will IV. Principled Adjudication and the General Will V. Adjudication under Republican Austerity VI. Complexity, Differentiation and Symbolic Power VII. Conclusion

... one need have no interest in Rousseau per se to enjoy and profit from this book, a perceptive and timely reminder of the insidious ways in which a seemingly egalitarian or democratic society can be riven by unseen, internalised forms of domination.