Introduction
Part 1: Coercion, Legitimacy, and Collective Choice
1. The State
2. Democracy
3. Punishment
4. Political Obligation and Conscientious Objection
Part 2: Freedom, Equality, and Justice
5. Equality
6. Freedom of Action
7. Freedom of Speech
8. Distributive Justice
Part 3: Classical Ideologies
9. Liberalism
10. Conservatism
11. Socialism and Marxism
12. Anarchism
13. Nationalism
14. Fascism and the Radical Right
Part 4: Contemporary Ideologies
15. Feminism
16. Multiculturalism
17. Ecologism
Part 5: Global Political Theory
18. Human Rights
19. Global Justice
20. Migration
Biography
Paul Graham teaches political theory at the University of Buckingham, UK.
John Hoffman is Emeritus Professor of Political Theory at the University of Leicester, UK.
"This fourth edition is an exceptionally well written introduction to political theory, with the focus on principal concepts and excellent case studies. This book is a marvelous contribution to the field of Political Science. Yet above all, the book offers an outstanding basis of knowledge and motivation for university students learning about political theory."
Katarzyna Stokłosa, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
"Hoffman and Graham’s textbook is a success at many levels. It is admirably comprehensive, is not afraid of courting controversy (particularly in its refreshing scepticism about the state) and demonstrates how central normative theory is to a study of politics. Above all, perhaps, it manages, with the help of very useful case studies, to pull off the difficult task of making complex ideas eminently accessible. I highly recommend the book as an ideal introduction to the study of political theory."
Robert Garner, University of Leicester, UK
