Dissenting by Deciding
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"Dissenting by Deciding" is a prominent legal scholarship work by Heather K. Gerken that explores how minority groups can exercise dissenting power through control of decision-making institutions rather than through traditional forms of protest or objection.
All labels observed (1)
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| Dissenting by Deciding canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dissenting by Deciding Context triple: [Heather K. Gerken, notableWork, Dissenting by Deciding]
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A.
Absolute Dissent
Absolute Dissent is a 2010 studio album by English post-punk band Killing Joke that blends industrial rock, metal, and politically charged themes.
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B.
The Decision
"The Decision" is a didactic play by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht that explores revolutionary ethics and communist ideology through the story of agitators sent to support a workers’ movement.
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C.
The Dying Art of Disagreement
The Dying Art of Disagreement is an essay by columnist Bret Stephens that argues for the importance of civil discourse, intellectual humility, and rigorous debate in a polarized society.
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D.
The Making of a Justice
The Making of a Justice is the memoir of U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, recounting his life, legal career, and decades on the nation’s highest court.
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E.
The Conflict of Interpretations
The Conflict of Interpretations is a seminal collection of essays by philosopher Paul Ricoeur that explores hermeneutics, psychoanalysis, and structuralism in developing a theory of interpretation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dissenting by Deciding Target entity description: "Dissenting by Deciding" is a prominent legal scholarship work by Heather K. Gerken that explores how minority groups can exercise dissenting power through control of decision-making institutions rather than through traditional forms of protest or objection.
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A.
Absolute Dissent
Absolute Dissent is a 2010 studio album by English post-punk band Killing Joke that blends industrial rock, metal, and politically charged themes.
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B.
The Decision
"The Decision" is a didactic play by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht that explores revolutionary ethics and communist ideology through the story of agitators sent to support a workers’ movement.
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C.
The Dying Art of Disagreement
The Dying Art of Disagreement is an essay by columnist Bret Stephens that argues for the importance of civil discourse, intellectual humility, and rigorous debate in a polarized society.
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D.
The Making of a Justice
The Making of a Justice is the memoir of U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, recounting his life, legal career, and decades on the nation’s highest court.
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E.
The Conflict of Interpretations
The Conflict of Interpretations is a seminal collection of essays by philosopher Paul Ricoeur that explores hermeneutics, psychoanalysis, and structuralism in developing a theory of interpretation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | law review article ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
institutional control can empower political minorities
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minorities can express dissent by governing rather than only by protesting ⓘ structural arrangements can protect minority viewpoints ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Heather K. Gerken’s theory of “second-order diversity”
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Heather K. Gerken’s work on “federalism all the way down” ⓘ |
| author | Heather K. Gerken ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
formal objections within majority institutions
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traditional forms of protest ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiques |
models of dissent focused solely on voice and protest
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overreliance on judicial review for minority protection ⓘ |
| discusses |
interaction between majority rule and minority power
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role of local governments in expressing minority preferences ⓘ ways dissent can be integrated into governance structures ⓘ |
| field |
constitutional law
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democratic theory ⓘ election law ⓘ |
| focusesOn | power of minority groups to control decision-making institutions ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
institutionalist
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normative ⓘ |
| influencedField |
scholarship on democratic experimentalism
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scholarship on federalism and minority representation ⓘ scholarship on institutional pluralism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
decentralization of power
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dissent ⓘ federalism ⓘ institutional design ⓘ localism ⓘ minority rights ⓘ political participation ⓘ voice and exit in politics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing debates about minority empowerment in public law
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reframing dissent as control over decision-making rather than mere objection ⓘ |
| proposesConcept | dissenting by exercising decision-making authority ⓘ |
| supportsView |
institutional design choices shape opportunities for dissent
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minority control of local or subnational institutions can serve as a form of dissent ⓘ |
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Subject: Dissenting by Deciding Description of subject: "Dissenting by Deciding" is a prominent legal scholarship work by Heather K. Gerken that explores how minority groups can exercise dissenting power through control of decision-making institutions rather than through traditional forms of protest or objection.
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