Output details
21 - Politics and International Studies
University of Cambridge
Chapter title
Die Herrschaft des Gesetzes Max Weber und Franz Neumann
Type
C - Chapter in book
DOI
-
Publisher of book
Nomos Verlagsges.Mbh + Co
Book title
Kritische Theorie des Staates: Staat und Recht bei Franz L Neumann
ISBN of book
3832945237
Year of publication
2009
URL
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Number of additional authors
0
Additional information
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Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
Yes
Non-English
Yes
English abstract
This chapter shows that in order to understand Franz Neumann’s celebrated work on the rule of law, we must take account of the character of his particular engagement with the ideas of Max Weber and Carl Schmitt. It then focuses on his idea of the ‘economic’ constitution, which provides the foundation for a social-democratic alternative to both liberalism and conservative-authoritarian attacks on the modern Rechtsstaat. Neumann’s work was also fundamental to the development of the political theory of the Frankfurt School, and exploring these connections provides insights into his celebrated analysis of both Nazi Germany and political freedom.
