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Coercion and the state

Title
  1. Coercion and the state / David A Reidy, Walter J. Riker, editors.
Published by
  1. [New York] : Springer, 2008.

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Additional authors
  1. Reidy, David A., 1962-
  2. Riker, Walter Joram, 1968-
Description
  1. xi, 258 pages; 25 cm.
Summary
  1. "A signal feature of legal and political institutions is that they exercise coercive power. The essays in this volume examine institutional coercion with the aim of trying to understand its nature, justification and limits."--BOOK JACKET.
Series statement
  1. AMINTAPHIL, the philosophical foundations of law and justice ; 2
Uniform title
  1. AMINTAPHIL (Series) ; v. 2.
Subject
  1. Authoritarianism
  2. Power (Social sciences)
  3. State, The
  4. Duress (Law)
  5. Persuasion (Psychology)
Contents
  1. 1. Introduction / David A. Reidy and Walter J. Riker -- Pt. I. What is Coercion? -- 2. How Did There Come To Be Two Kinds of Coercion? / Scott A. Anderson -- 3. On Coercion / Burton M. Leiser -- 4. Undue Influence as Coercive Offers in Clinical Trials / Joan McGregor -- Pt. II. Coercion and the State: Justification and Limits -- 5. Coercion, Justice, and Democracy / Alistair M. Macleod -- 6. Democratic Legitimacy and the Reasoned Will of the People / Walter J. Riker -- 7. John Brown's Duties: Obligation, Violence, and 'Natural Duty' / Christian T. Sistare -- Pt. III. Coercion and the State: Legal Powers and Status -- 8. Coercion, Neutrality, and Same-Sex Marriage / Emily R. Gill -- 9. The Cheshire Cat: Same-Sex Marriage, Religion, and Coercion by Exclusion / Kenneth Henley -- Pt. IV. Coercion and the State: National Security -- 10. Indefinite Detention for Mega-Terrorists? / Don E. Scheid -- 11. The Great Right: Habeas Corpus / Wade L. Robison -- Pt. V. Coercion and the International Order -- 12. Coercion Abroad for the Protection of Rights / Steven P. Lee -- 13. Transnational Power, Coercion, and Democracy / Carol C. Gould -- 14. A Developmental Approach to the Legitimacy of Global Governance Institutions / Monica Hlavac -- 15. Global Economic Justice, Partiality, and Coercion / Bruce Landesman -- 16. International and Cosmopolitan Political Obligations / Helga Varden.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.