James Madison

Terence Ball is based in the Department of Political Science at Arizona State University, USA.

Contents: Introduction; Part I Life and Times: James Madison, Douglass Adair. Part II Human Nature and Politics: Madison's analysis of the sources of political authority, Robert J. Morgan; Madison, The Federalist, and the constitutional order: human nature and the institutional structure, Joseph F. Kobylka and Bradley Kent Carter. Part III The (In)famous 10th Federalist: The constitution as an economic document, Charles A. Beard; The 10th Federalist revisited, Douglass Adair; 'That politics may be reduced to a science': David Hume, James Madison and the 10th Federalist, Douglass Adair; Safety in numbers: Madison, Hume and the 10th Federalist, Edmund S. Morgan; Impartial representation and the extended republic: towards a comprehensive and balanced reading of the 10th Federalist paper, Alan Gibson. Part IV Republican or Democrat?: The republicanism of James Madison, Neal Riemer; Democracy and The Federalist: a reconsideration of the framers' intent, Martin Diamond; The commercial republic and the pluralist critique of Marxism: an analysis of Martin Diamond's interpretation of Federalist 10, Alan Gibson; Madisonian democracy, Robert A. Dahl; James Madison: republican or democrat?, Robert A. Dahl. Part V The Federalist and Federalism: Madison and modern federalism, Jean Yarborough. Part VI Madison's Bill of Rights: The Madisonian theory of rights, Jack N. Rakove; James Madison and the Bill of Rights: a reluctant paternity, Paul Finkelman. Part VII Religious Liberty: Madison on the separation of church and state, Irving Brant. Part VIII Political Parties: The Madisonian systems, John Zvesper; Madison v. Madison: the party essays v. The Federalist papers, Douglas W. Jaenicke. Part IX Interpreting the Constitution: What's Wrong with 'Original Intent'?: Constitutional interpretation and conceptual change, Terence Ball; Name Index.