The Progressive Revolution in Politics and Political Science Transforming the American Regime

by Marini, John; Masugi, Ken; Carrese, Paul; Claeys, Eric R.; Erler, Edward J.; Jones, Tiffany R.; Marini, John; Masugi, Ken; Morrisey, Will; Myers, Peter C.; Peterman, Larry; West, John G.; West, Thomas G.; Zentner, Scot J.

• ISBN13: 9780742549739
• ISBN10: 0742549739
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-06-30
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The Progressive Revolution in Politics and Political Science explores the scope, ambition, and effect of the Progressive revolution of a century ago, which relegated the theory and practice of the Founders to an antiquated historical phase. By contrast, our contributors see beyond the horizon of Progressivism to take account of the Founders' moral and political premises and illuminate its effects on our political science and political practice today. It is a study in political philosophy, intellectual history, and current political understanding.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	1	(12)
John Marini
Ken Masugi
Part I: The Progressive Critique of Constitutionalism
Progressivism and the Transformation of American Government	13	(22)
Thomas G. West
Theodore Roosevelt on Self-Government and the Administrative State	35	(38)
Will Morrisey
Frederick Douglass' Natural Rights Constitutionalism: The Postwar, Pre-Progressive Period	73	(30)
Peter C. Myers
Regimes and Revolutions: Madison and Wilson on Parties in America	103	(30)
Scot J. Zentner
Montesquieu, the Founders, and Woodrow Wilson: The Evolution of Rights and the Eclipse of Constitutionalism	133	(30)
Paul Carrese
Marbury v. Madison and the Progressive Transformation of Judicial Power	163	(58)
Edward J. Erler
Part II: The Progressive Persuasion in Practice and Theory
Progressivism, Modern Political Science, and the Transformation of American Constitutionalism	221	(32)
John Marini
Darwin's Public Policy: Nineteenth Century Science and the Rise of the American Welfare State	253	(34)
John G. West
Zoning and Progressive Political Theory	287	(34)
Eric R. Claeys
Campaign Finance Reform: The Progressive Reconstruction of Free Speech	321	(26)
Tiffany R. Jones
Aimless Theorizing: The Progressive Legacy for Political Science	347	(30)
Larry Peterman
About the Editors and Contributors	377	(2)
Index	379