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1. Tensions of Modernity

   Las Casas and His Legacy in the French Enlightenment

   By Daniel R. Brunstetter

   Series: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory

   Politics today is marked by tension between claims of universal human rights and diversity. From the war on terror to immigration, one of the major challenges facing liberalism is to understand the scope of equality in a world in which certain peoples are perceived to reject and/or violently resist...

   Published May 20th 2012 by Routledge
2. Ethnic Diversity and the Nation State

   National Cultural Autonomy Revisited

   By David Smith, John Hiden

   Series: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory

   This book explores a largely forgotten legacy of multicultural political thought and practice from within Eastern Europe and examines its relevance to post-Cold War debates on state and nationhood. Featuring a Preface by former UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke, it weaves theory and practice to...

   Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
3. Kant and International Relations Theory

   Cosmopolitan community-building

   By Dora Ion

   Series: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory

   This book challenges popular international relations theories that claim to be based on the political writings of Immanuel Kant, and sheds new light on the philosopher's perspective on peace.Through an analysis of Kant's philosophical work and political traditions of his time, as well as of...

   Published February 12th 2012 by Routledge
4. Democracy and Pluralism

   The Political Thought of William E. Connolly

   Edited by Alan Finlayson

   Series: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory

   William E. Connolly’s political theory forms a distinct and influential contribution to contemporary debates about the nature and prospects of democratic life in the twenty-first century. His original conceptualisations of pluralism, naturalism, the politics of the body, religion, secularism and...

   Published December 29th 2011 by Routledge
5. Utopian Politics

   Citizenship and Practice

   By Rhiannon Firth

   Series: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory

   In the context of global problems such as the economic downturn, escalating inequality, terrorism, resource depletion and climate change, cynicism prevails in contemporary politics, which need not be the case. Utopian Politics confronts a world intensely aware of the problems that we face and sadly...

   Published November 1st 2011 by Routledge
6. Multiculturalism and Moral Conflict

   Edited by Maria Dimova-Cookson, Peter Stirk

   Series: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory

   Multiculturalism is higher on the daily political agenda than it has ever been. Leading politicians and public commentators speak with an unparalleled bluntness about the perceived limitations of multiculturalism while representatives of cultural, minorities express concern about marginalisation....

   Published October 6th 2011 by Routledge
7. Liberal Democracy as the End of History

   Fukuyama and Postmodern Challenges

   By Christopher Hughes

   Series: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory

   Francis Fukuyama claims that liberal democracy is the end of history. This book provides a theoretical re-examination of this claim through postmodernist ideas. The book argues that postmodern ideas provide a valuable critique to Fukuyama’s thesis, and poses the questions: can we talk about a...

   Published September 29th 2011 by Routledge
8. Deleuze and World Politics

   Alter-Globalizations and Nomad Science

   By Peter Lenco

   Series: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory

   The central argument of this book is that the univocal ontology and corresponding immanent metaphysics of the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) can provide a theoretical perspective capable of accounting for the complex nature of world politics. Drawing on a wide variety of Deleuze’s...

   Published September 11th 2011 by Routledge
9. Dialectics and Contemporary Politics

   Critique and Transformation from Hegel through Post-Marxism

   By John Grant

   Series: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory

   Dialectics and Contemporary Politics recasts dialectical thought for a post-Marxist age in which labour movement politics is just one political option among many. The book is organized thematically around concepts such as immanent critique, ideology, experience, and resistance, and according to...

   Published June 8th 2011 by Routledge
10. Principles and Political Order

    The Challenge of Diversity

    Edited by Bruce Haddock, Peri Roberts, Peter Sutch

    Series: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory

    An ideal new multi-disciplinary volume for students and scholars of philosophy, contemporary political theory, and international relations. This volume offers key insights into the work of the chief figures in the contemporary debate surrounding thin universalism and presents a...

    Published March 29th 2011 by Routledge