Edward Banfield on the Promise of Politics and the Limits of Federalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6376283 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kimberly Hendrickson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 139-152 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Publius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a005046 |
| OpenAlex | W2022740179 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Edward Banfield is generally considered to be a conservative, but this assumption is problematic. This essay examines his views on federalism and local politics in an attempt to better understand his orientation. While he holds views on federalism and localism that are not liberal, by post-Second World War American standards, his lack of interest in constitutional rules, acceptance of national expansion, and lack of enthusiasm about local government put him at odds with mainstream conservatism. Ultimately, Banfield's suggestion that politics (local and national) can improve the character of human beings places him outside both conservatism and liberalism, and within an older tradition
Conservatism · Enthusiasm · Federalism · Law and economics · Liberalism · Localism · Mainstream · Political science · Politics · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2020 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |