The Progressives' Century : Political Reform, Constitutional Government, and the Modern American State /
Bruce Ackerman, Stephen M. Engel, Stephen Skowronek.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Progressives’ Century / 1. A Progressive Conundrum / Part I: Altered Foundations: Rights And The Constitution -- 2. Progressivism and the Disenchanted Constitution / 3. The Progressive Struggle with the Courts / 4. Rights as Process / 5. Reclaiming the Conceptual Legacy of the Progressives’ Critique of Rights / 6. Constitutional Conservatives Remember the Progressive Era / Part II: Nation Building: Party Politics and the Search for a New Consensus -- 7. From Promoting to Ending Big Government / 8. The Progressive Party and the Rise of Executive-Centered Partisanship / 9. The Democratic Fit / 10. Toward a More Inclusive Community / 11. Progressivism, Liberalism, and the Rich / 12. The Progressive Seedbed / Part III: The New State: Management and Expertise -- 13. Completing the Constitution / 14. Rights Through Knowledge and Reason / 15. The Progressives’ Deadly Embrace of Cartels / 16. The (Long) Administrative Century / 17. A Century of Reason / 18. From Science to Alchemy / Part IV: An Unsettled Legacy -- 19. Barack Obama and the Traditions of Progressive Reform / 20. How the Progressives Became the Tea Party’s Mortal Enemy / 21. What Is to Be Done? / Contributors -- Index Skowronek, Stephen / Engel, Stephen M. -- Eisenach, Eldon -- Rana, Aziz -- Tamanaha, Brian Z. -- Orren, Karen -- Bedi, Sonu -- Kersch, Ken I. -- Cooper, John Milton -- Milkis, Sidney M. -- Mellow, Nicole -- Nackenoff, Carol -- McGerr, Michael -- Smith, Rogers M. -- Carpenter, Daniel -- Frymer, Paul -- Epstein, Richard A. -- Grisinger, Joanna -- Jasanoff, Sheila -- Skrentny, John D. / Novick, Natalie -- Kloppenberg, James T. -- Teles, Steven M. -- Ackerman, Bruce --
A landmark work on how the Progressive Era redefined the playing field for conservatives and liberals alike. During the 1912 presidential campaign, Progressivism emerged as an alternative to what was then considered an outmoded system of government. A century later, a new generation of conservatives criticizes Progressivism as having abandoned America’s founding values and miring the government in institutional gridlock. In this paradigm-shifting book, renowned contributors examine a broad range of issues, including Progressives’ interpretation of the Constitution, their expansion and redistribution of individual rights, and reforms meant to shift power from political parties to ordinary citizens.