caa a22 4500 605454965 CHVBK 20210128100210.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10602-014-9183-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10602-014-9183-x Salter Alexander Department of Economics, Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Highway NW, 30149, Mount Berry, GA, USA aut Calhoun's concurrent majority as a generality norm [Elektronische Daten] [Alexander Salter] The purpose of this paper is to analyze the political philosophy of John C. Calhoun from the perspective of Virginia Political Economy. Specifically, this paper argues that Calhoun's theory of the concurrent majority offers a way of operationalizing the "generality norm” of Buchanan and Congleton Politics by principle, not interest: towards nondiscriminatory democracy. liberty fund, indianapolis, (2003 [1988]).The analysis of this doctrine, which holds that constitutional democracy can only be preserved from majoritarian absolutism if minority interests have the power to check the power of majority coalitions, is this paper's main purpose. The paper also discusses the most plausible way Calhoun's recommendations can be put into practice in the United States by drawing on insights from his Discourse on the Constitution and Government of the United States, in which he defends the social compact theory of the union and the benefits of federalism. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014 Calhoun nationallicence Concurrent majority nationallicence Constitutional political economy nationallicence Federalism nationallicence Generality norm nationallicence Majoritarianism nationallicence Social compact nationallicence Unanimity nationallicence Constitutional Political Economy Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 26/3(2015-09-01), 375-390 1043-4062 26:3<375 2015 26 10602 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10602-014-9183-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10602-014-9183-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Salter Alexander Department of Economics, Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Highway NW, 30149, Mount Berry, GA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Constitutional Political Economy Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 26/3(2015-09-01), 375-390 1043-4062 26:3<375 2015 26 10602