Con Law Center Articles and Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Abstract
This project delves more deeply into the possible meanings of constitutional citizenship.. Somewhat in the tradition of the popular constitutionalism scholars, it proposes that the best source for meanings of constitutional citizenship will come not from traditionally originalist sources but from those who attempted to redefine citizenship in a more egalitarian and democratic manner and who established, both in word and in practice, meanings for citizenship on the ground. This argument borrows a theoretical framework from political and social theory: the theories of civil society and the public sphere. This captures—in ways often missed by both legal scholars and historians—the structure of nineteenth century social experience while at the same time also connecting this experience to modern notions of politics and society.
Publication Title
Akron Law Review
Volume
42
First Page
1245
Recommended Citation
42 Akron Law Review 1245 (2009)