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Papers by John Maynor

Polity eBooks, 2003

Acknowledgements. Introduction -- Republicanism(s). Chapter 1 -- Ideal of Polity. introduction. a... more Acknowledgements. Introduction -- Republicanism(s). Chapter 1 -- Ideal of Polity. introduction. ancient liberty vs. modern liberty. positive and negative liberty. neo--Roman republican liberty. instrumental republicanism. conclusion. notes. Chapter 2 -- Modern Republicanism: Liberty as Nondomination. introduction. instrumental republicanism revisited. three advantages associated with freedom as nondomination. modern republican instrumental goods constitute liberty as nondomination. the two powers of modern republicanism and personal self--development. conclusion. notes. Chapter 3 -- The Challenge of the Cultural Marketplace: Modern Republicanism and the Neutral State. introduction. liberalism and republicanism: friends or allies. autonomy, individualism, and civic virtue. modern republicanism and state neutrality. the republican a psychologya of civic virtue. social or state perfectionism. against state perfectionism. modern republican state perfectionism. republican quasi--perfectionism: threat or enhancement?. conclusion. notes. Chapter 4 -- Without Regret: The Comprehensive Nature of Nondomination. introduction. political liberalism and the a Idea of Public Reasona . constraint, regret, and overspill. modern republicanism: comprehensive or political?. modern republicanism and neutrality of aim. tracking values and the wide view of public reason. splitting the spheres. conclusion. notes. Chapter 5 -- Factions and Diversity: A Modern Republican Dilemma. introduction. discord and diversity: the life and death of the republic. civil discord and stability: Machiavellia s break with the past. Rome vs. Florence. legitimate difference and diversity. good laws and institutions. coping with pluralism. lessons from Machiavelli. is a modern republican account of pluralism possible?. respecting the a othera . conclusion. notes. Chapter 6 -- Modern Republicanism and Democratic Contestatory Institutions. introduction. democracy and republican technology. neo--Roman republican technology: classical and modern. modern democratic contestation. nondomination and contestation. nondominating processes and outcomes:. democratic contestation. objections to modern republican democratic contestation. conclusion. notes. Chapter 7 -- Modern Republican Civic Education and Social Norms. introduction. educating the republic. liberal approaches to civic education. a modern republican approach to civic education. modern republican social norms. nondomination as a social norm. conflict and norms. conclusion. notes. Conclusion. References. Index

Among the many points raised by the rise of new media outlets like BuzzFeed are larger questions ... more Among the many points raised by the rise of new media outlets like BuzzFeed are larger questions about the proliferation of soft-news and its effects on democratic practices. Some argue that, like news comedy programs such as the Daily Show, soft-news has a dumbing down effect by focusing more on personalities, drama and the sensationalism of public affairs. However, some recent work suggests this kind of news may perform an educative function for an inattentive public that does not regularly follow the more traditional forms of hard-news. Described as an incidental by-product, citizens may gain important exposure to public affairs that can contribute to political learning. The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze these developments through the lens of modern republicanism. Within this approach, it is believed that in order for citizens to avoid domination, they must take an active role in self-government through contestatory democratic practices. I will argue that despite...

The 2016 US Presidential election highlighted certain negative manifestations of Web 3.0 that poi... more The 2016 US Presidential election highlighted certain negative manifestations of Web 3.0 that points to sustained efforts at disruption as a political tool and a new kind of arbitrary interference aimed at undermining the prevailing culture and traditions of modern democratic nation-states. The growing importance of social media and the weaponization of big data and fake news signal that new forms of domination will be a significant challenge to democratic practices going forward. This paper explores these developments through the lens of republicanism and asks if this approach can offer an attractive way to address these threats. In particular, I argue that republicanism’s focus on minimizing domination through its alternative conception of liberty contains a certain resilient form of antipower that serves to counter some of the arbitrary interferences that have emerged in the shift from Web 2.0 to 3.0.

Philosophical or Political Foundation of Constitutional Law?, 2014

Constituting Communities, 2008

The recent difficulties to establish a Constitution for Europe2 highlight several critical issues... more The recent difficulties to establish a Constitution for Europe2 highlight several critical issues facing the member states of the European Union and, importantly, their respective citizens. These endeavours to clarify and codify the rights and duties of EU citizens in the proposed CT seem, among other things, to signal a move towards a richer and more robust notion of citizenship and its relation to the larger political community. Curiously, a document that is meant, among other things, to enhance the democratic nature of the Union has failed to be endorsed democratically by its citizens.3 Putting aside these difficulties, the main purpose of this chapter is to focus on a group of theorists who believe that the Constitutional process signals a decisive shift towards a post-national political community with a rich cosmopolitan conception of citizenship.

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Abstract: Can the republican concern with non-domination transcend its traditional narrow confine... more Abstract: Can the republican concern with non-domination transcend its traditional narrow confines of the nation-state and be vested in transnational entities and/or agencies? In answering this question, many contemporary theorists point to the development of certain ...

Politics, Jan 1, 2008

World about modern republicanism's distinctiveness when compared to the liberalisms of John Rawls... more World about modern republicanism's distinctiveness when compared to the liberalisms of John Rawls and Will Kymlicka cannot be extended to all varieties of liberalism. In particular, he suggests that modern republicanism may be best thought of as a form of perfectionist liberalism. I disagree with this characterisation for two main reasons. The first concerns the difference between the scope and robustness of republican and liberal conceptions of liberty. The second focuses on the difference in the intensity and the object of the virtues and values that accompany republican liberty as non-domination.

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Journal of Moral Philosophy, Jan 1, 2004

Politics at the Edge, Jan 1, 2000

Republicanism and political theory, Jan 1, 2008

... In this way, Miller can be said to illuminate the two challenges that contemporary republican... more ... In this way, Miller can be said to illuminate the two challenges that contemporary republican democracy has to confront. ... Page 23. Cécile Laborde and John Maynor own version, which might be called realist democracy. ... also McCormick 2001; Maddox 2002; Maynor 2003: ch. ...

Critical Review of International Social and Political …, Jan 1, 2009

European Journal of Political Theory, Jan 1, 2002

Abstract This article critically examines liberal accusations that, despite some differences, the... more Abstract This article critically examines liberal accusations that, despite some differences, there are no significant divergences between liberalism and republicanism because both approaches contain instrumental accounts of certain ideals and virtues that have the effect ...

This book aims to present a version of republicanism appropriate to the moral and cultural divers... more This book aims to present a version of republicanism appropriate to the moral and cultural diversity of the modern world, based on the account of freedom as non-domination developed notably by Pettit. This sees politics as addressing domination: the threat of arbitrary interference, ...