Political Theory

This important text covers the key debates in contemporary political theory.

Klappentext

This important 1999 text covers the key debates in contemporary political theory.

Zusammenfassung
This important 1997 text covers key debates in contemporary political theory, including the relationship between history and theory; utilitarianism and rational choice; republicanism; multiculturalism, and postcolonial theory; hermeneutics; feminism; communitarianism, and poststructuralism.

Inhalt

Preface; Introduction Andrew Vincent; 1. Political theory and conceptual change Terence Ball; 2. Poltical theory and the problem of anachronism Conal Condren; 3. Utilitarianism as a public philosophy Robert E. Goodin; 4. Rational choice political theory Geoffrey Brennan; 5. Republican political theory Philip Pettit; 6. Liberalism multiculturalism and oppression Chandran Kukathas; 7. Postcolonialism and political theory Duncan Ivison; 8. Legal positivism and political power Tom D. Campbell; 9. Political theory international theory and the political theory of international relations David Boucher; 10. Method matters: feminism interpretation and politics Elizabeth Frazer; 11. Deleuze and Guattari's political philosophy Paul Patton; 12. The object of political theory Barry Hindness.