Foreword

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Table Of Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Introduction: Reconstruction, Relevance, and Context 1
5. The Contextual World of Althusius' Thought
6. Four Hundred Years of Althusius Controversy and the Need for a New Interpretation 15
7. The Historical Context: The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, the Dutch Revolt against Spain, and the Rise of the Absolutist State 29
8. Theoretical Consequences: Absolutism and Territorial Centralization 42
9. Recourse to Alternative Traditions: Political Calvinism, Aristotle, and Germanic Communitarianism 56
10. The Method: Politico, Methodice Digesta Exemplis Sacris & Profanis Illustrata 71
11. The Althusian System of Politics
12. Consociation: The Principle of Political Community in a Civil Society 85
13. Societal Federalism: A Compound Polity of Particular and Universal Citizenship 109
14. Representation: Problems of Participation and Legitimacy in the Political Process 136
15. Subsidiarity and the Division of Powers: The Balance between Autonomy and Solidarity 152
16. Sovereignty: Organized Unity of Action and a Right to Civil Disobedience 169
17. The Relevance of Althusius Today
18. Conclusion: Lineage and Affinities 197
19. Appendices
20. Chronology 233
21. Schema 236
22. Bibliography 239
23. Index 253