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Beyond the First Amendment: The Politics of Free Speech and Pluralism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2006

Charles R. Epp
Charles R. Epp
Affiliation:
University of Kansas
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Beyond the First Amendment: The Politics of Free Speech and Pluralism. By Samuel P. Nelson. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. 240p. $50.00.

In this ambitious and fertile book, Samuel Nelson proposes to reconceptualize the theory of freedom of speech independently of American constitutional law. The effort offers insights into the limitations of constitutionally founded free speech theories and an intriguing proposed alternative, which Nelson dubs the “pluralist” framework. His framework seems especially suited for honoring justifications for freedom of speech other than the search for truth or democratic debate and for addressing restrictions on speech by authorities other than government (e.g., private employers).

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BOOK REVIEWS: POLITICAL THEORY
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Perspectives on Politics , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , December 2006 , pp. 761 - 762
Copyright
2006 American Political Science Association

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