272 Pages
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Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
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Routledge
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During the past two decades there has been increasing dissatisfaction with established political categories, on the grounds that they no longer fit many of the facts of contemporary life, or adequately express many contemporary political ideals. Political Theory in Transition explores the principal reasons for this dissatisfaction and outlines some of the most influential responses to it. Key... Read more
Part 1: The Concept of the Individual 1. Communitarianism and its Legacy 2. Identity, Diversity and the Politics of Recognition Part 2: Citizenship, Democracy, and the Nature of the Political in Conditions of Social Diversity 3. The New Feminism 4. Cultural Diversity and the Limits of Liberalism 5. Citizenship Beyond the Nation State: The case of Europe 6. For an Agonistic Model of Democracy 7. Power, Authority and Legitimacy: A critique of postmodern political thought Part 3: The Significance of National and Global Contexts 8. Nationalism and Political Theory 9. Globalization, the Nation State and Political Theory 10. The Borders of (International) Political Theory Part 4: The Nature and Limits of Political Theory 11. Political Theory and the Environment: The grey and the green (and the in-between) 12. Political Theory in Retreat?: Contemporary political theory and the historical order 13. Theorizing Political Theory
Biography
Noel O' Sullivan is Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Hull
'As a snapshot of the current state of the art Political Theory in Transition has much to offer. Its title is extraordinarily apt.' - Political Theory, Vol 49, Number 1, March 2001
