A Seminar on "The Priority of Democracy" at Crooked Timber

Crooked Timber blog has an interesting seminar on a recent book “The Priority of Democracy”, which is written by Jack Knight and James Johnson. I would highly recommend anyone who is interested in political economy and/or political science to read the book review. The book is reviewed by the following academics:

·         Chris Ansell – professor of political science at University of California, Berkeley

·         Peter Boettke – professor of philosophy and economics at George Mason University

·         Henry Farrell – associate professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University

·         Ingrid Robeyns – professor in practical philosophy at Erasmus University Rotterdam

·         Cosma Shalizi – associate professor of statistics at Carnegie Mellon University

·         Melissa Schwartzberg – associate professor and political theorist at Columbia University

·         Adrian Vermeule – professor at Harvard Law School

In the following list are the reviews and comments of the above academics on the book:

·         Chris Ansell – “The Political Consequences of Learning”

·         Melissa Schwartzberg – “Democratic Legitimacy and Democracy’s Priority”

·         Henry Farrell – “Some Microfoundations for Pragmatist Democracy”

·         Ingrid Robeyns – “Can Ideal Political Theory Be Valuable For a Pragmatist?”

·         Peter Boettke – “Institutional Problems Demand Institutional Solutions”

·         Cosma Shalizi – “Dissent Is the Health of the Democratic State”

·         Adrian Vermeule – “Two Risks for Second-Order Democracy”

Jack Knight and James Johnson have posted their defence on Crooked Timber as guests.

I’ll update the post if there are any further review posts, comments or conversations on Crooked Timber about “The Priority of Democracy”.