Polity articles from July 2003

Polity archives from July 2003

Utilitarianism and conflation *.
July 1, 2003... A common charge against utilitarianism is that it fails to respect the separateness of persons. (1) This charge has most often been levelled against utilitarianism in the context of debates about distributive justice. But the "separateness"...

Framing pragmatic aspirations.
July 1, 2003... I. Introduction This article addresses one of the more troublesome issues of pragmatic inquiry into law and politics. I refer to the tension that arises between a pragmatist's convictions about ideals on the one hand, and, on the other,...

Re-enacting mass violence *.
July 1, 2003... One ambition of public art in democratic societies has been to help citizens better understand their roles in and responsibilities for mass violence. Public art, when it works in this way, is a form of democratic political education, not merely...

Public financing for judicial elections? A judicious perspective on the ABA's proposal for campaign finance reform *.
July 1, 2003... In February 2002 the American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates adopted a resolution urging states that elect supreme court judges to provide public funds for their campaigns. (1) The ABA recommendation is based on a report that the ABA...

Business organizations as regional actors: the politics of regional cooperation in Metropolitan America.
July 1, 2003... I. Introduction For those concerned with the problems of urban America, interest in policies that promote regional cooperation has resurfaced in the mid- to late-1990s. Research has focused both on demonstrating the rationale for regional...

Domestic strategy and international choice in negotiations between non-allies *.
July 1, 2003... Success in international negotiations is mainly a function of strategy, not power. Policy makers seek, among other goals, to turn their own weakness into strength, manipulate their options, and make the agreements they have negotiated with...

The political economy of partisan regimes: lessons from two Republican eras.(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... Richard Franklin Bensel, The Political Economy of American Industrialization, 1877-1900 (Cambridge and New York." Cambridge University Press, 2000). Scott C. James, Presidents, Parties, and the State: A Party System Perspective on...