JOHN HORTON is Professor of Political Philosophy, Keele University, UK.

Reviews of the previous edition: "perceptive and closely argued...this valuable book deserves a warm welcome" - Professor Lord Bhikhu Parekh, University of Westminster, UK "both an excellent introduction for advanced students and a useful challenge for those familiar with the field of political obligation" - Professor Richard Dagger, University of Richmond, US

• Problems of Political ObligationVoluntarist TheoriesTeleological TheoriesDeontological TheoriesAnarchism: Political and PhilosophicalAssociative Political Obligation and its CriticsElaborating the Associative TheoryConclusion.

JOHN HORTON is Professor of Political Philosophy, Keele University, UK.

Reviews of the previous edition: "perceptive and closely argued...this valuable book deserves a warm welcome" - Professor Lord Bhikhu Parekh, University of Westminster, UK "both an excellent introduction for advanced students and a useful challenge for those familiar with the field of political obligation" - Professor Richard Dagger, University of Richmond, US

• Problems of Political ObligationVoluntarist TheoriesTeleological TheoriesDeontological TheoriesAnarchism: Political and PhilosophicalAssociative Political Obligation and its CriticsElaborating the Associative TheoryConclusion.