Source: Isonomia Quarterly
by Ekkehard A. Kohler & Daniel Nientiedt
“Friedrich Hayek’s oeuvre famously includes a critique of the prevailing way in which democracy has been implemented in Western societies. The shorthand he uses for his diagnosis is ‘unlimited democracy.’ According to Hayek, democracy is unlimited in the sense that parliaments can pass any law that has the support of the majority, regardless of its form or content, and its implications for the freedom of the dissenting minority. While there are a number of (potential) institutional remedies to this problem, Hayek’s own proposed solution is the ‘model constitution,’ a bicameral parliament where one chamber is strictly confined to adopting general rules of conduct. By being unlimited, Hayek claims, modern democracies do not conform to the concept of democracy as it was originally intended.” (12/10/24)
https://isonomiaquarterly.com/volume-2-issue-4/democracy-demarchy-and-international-federalism/