The pursuit of happiness reloaded. From measures to policymaking, holistic well-being as a global political goal in contemporary constitutionalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14799737 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paolo Cavaliere (0000-0002-0314-3133, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 56-75 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0732-9113 • E-ISSN: 2305-9931 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07329113.2015.1034049 |
| OpenAlex | W1501233166 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 23 |
The rise of a number of initiatives, at both the national and supranational levels, to go beyond economic metrics of societal progress such as the gross domestic production is sparking a growing interest worldwide. Such a shift would generate a number of effects on the policymaking process and traditional strategic narratives about the interplay between community and society, the functioning of the public debate and the roles of civil society, government and the state at large. Introducing indicators of holistic quality of life would impact the policymaking process and require to abandon the current “rational-instrumental” model of policymaking in favour of the alternative “constructivist” or “interactionist” models. Furthermore, this would shake the very foundations of Western constitutionalism by challenging consolidated assumptions of what are considered to be the traditional aims and responsibilities of a state, the functioning of the media sphere and the public debate, and eventually raising a case for redistributing the political power between governments and social groups of different sorts
Constitutionalism · Democracy · Happiness · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Subjective well-being · Employment and Welfare Studies · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology
Philosophy of Right
Constitutional Government in the United States
Beyond Money
Does Economic Growth Improve the Human Lot? Some Empirical Evidence
Community and Civil Society
Strategic narrative
Consumption Theory in Terms of Revealed Preference
Measuring Subjective Issues of Well-Being and Quality of Life in the European Statistical System
Media Transitions in the Rear-View Mirror
Minimising Misery
Measuring Subjective Well-Being and its Potential Role in Policy
The Multiple Uses of Subjective Well-Being Indicators
A Happy Nation? Opportunities and Challenges of Using Subjective Indicators in Policymaking
Subjective Social Indicators
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2022 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |