Political Science and the Problem of Social Order

Henrik Enroth is Associate Professor at Linnaeus University.

'What holds society together? This book shows how political scientists across the twentieth century answered this question – and also how, at least sometimes, they avoided confronting it directly, sublimating controversial theories of social order into conceptual presuppositions. Both masterful storyteller and incisive critic, Enroth has a knack for the accessible presentation of ideas in ways that do not flatten their complexity, capturing their strengths and their vulnerabilities with enviable economy, elegance, and wit.' Patchen Markell, Cornell University

• Preface; 1. The problem of social order and the history of political science; 2. Plurality and unity; 3. Processing community; 4. Bringing community back in; 5. Conflict and consensus; 6. Support for the system; 7. Questioning consensus; 8. Power and participation; 9. The problem of social order and the future of political science; Bibliography.