TY - BOOK ID - 147822329 TI - Keepers of the common good : the people, opinion, and the social foundations of constitutional authority PY - 2024 SN - 0198907397 PB - Oxford : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Common good. KW - Authority. KW - Politics and Government. KW - Politics & government. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:147822329 AB - Drawing upon David Hume's observation that, on the one hand people readily submit to authority, while on the other hand, authority depends on their opinion, Keepers of the Common Good examines the intricate interplay between opinion and submission to authority. The author proposes and develops a novel social understanding of constitutional authority and the place of the people. Analysing selected episodes of rebellion throughout history, the book traces the relationship between the people and the officials who govern. ER -