James Madison

The Theory and Practice of Republican Government

• Author(s): Samuel Kernell,
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Pages: 381
• ISBN_10: 0804744955
  ISBN_13: 9780804744959
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State , History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) , History / Social History , Political Science / General , Political Science / Political Process / General ,

Description:... In recent years, the study of James Madison and his contributions to early American politics has enjoyed a growing audience among scholars and students of modern American politics. Not only did Madison establish the fundamental American concept of pluralism, his appreciation of the logic of institutional design as a key to successful democratic reform still influences modern theory and research.

This book evaluates the legacy of James Madison as the product of a scholarly politician—a politician who thought carefully about institutions in the context of action. It brings together thoughtful responses to Madison and his theory from a broad cross-section of modern political science, and views Madison not as an icon or mouthpiece of an era, but as a “modern” political scientist who was able to implement many of his theoretical ideas in a practical forum.