Robert Gingerich
Biographic Data
| ID | 4398002 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Gingerich |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Gingerich |
| SIGNATURE | GINGERICH R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Democratic Dystopia
It is well established that for Alexis de Tocqueville the future of democracy is contingent. This essay argues that in his oft-neglected report on the penitentiary system in America, Tocqueville bears witness to one of these futures—a dystopic democracy in which the essential bulwarks of liberty have been stripped away, leaving behind perfect equality but also perfect servitude. Specifically, the penitentiaries deprive prisoners of their basic re…
Democratic Dystopia
It is well established that for Alexis de Tocqueville the future of democracy is contingent. This essay argues that in his oft-neglected report on the penitentiary system in America, Tocqueville bears witness to one of these futures—a dystopic democracy in which the essential bulwarks of liberty have been stripped away, leaving behind perfect equality but also perfect servitude. Specifically, the penitentiaries deprive prisoners of their basic re…
Democratic Dystopia
It is well established that for Alexis de Tocqueville the future of democracy is contingent. This essay argues that in his oft-neglected report on the penitentiary system in America, Tocqueville bears witness to one of these futures—a dystopic democracy in which the essential bulwarks of liberty have been stripped away, leaving behind perfect equality but also perfect servitude. Specifically, the penitentiaries deprive prisoners of their basic re…
American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 work) · Democracy (1 work) · Dystopia (1 work) · European Political History Analysis (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Law and economics (1 work) · Liberalism (1 work) · Political science (1 work) · Political Theory and Influence (1 work)