Patrick Tomlin – författare

The most engaging introduction to political theory and how it applies to real world issues.With a focus on real-world issues and an extensive range of thought-provoking case studies, Issues in Political Theory provides the clearest, most engaging introduction to political theory and how it is applied to address the most important issues confronting the world today.Key features:- Comprehensive coverage of the most important and influential areas of political theory makes this text suitable for a wide range of modules.- Case studies showcasing contemporary issues demonstrate political theory and its implications in action.- A clear writing style and a range of helpful learning features make this text an ideal introduction for those studying political theory for the first time.- Contributions from leading scholars offer students a variety of perspectives.- A focus on issues throughout highlights key debates and helps students to develop a critical approach to their studies.- Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning supportNew to this edition:- Wholly new chapters on Race and Free Speech to ensure coverage of all the central issues in contemporary political theory- New authors for the chapters on Authority and Legitimacy, Democracy, and Human Rights bring fresh perspectives on these topics- A range of new case studies, including on pandemic restrictions, social media, climate change and human rights, and the invasion of Ukraine, show how political theory can inform our judgments about crucial political issuesThe 5th edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Politics Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access along with additional online case studies, flashcards, functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support.For more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks

With a focus on real-world problems and debates, Issues in Political Theory is the clearest and most engaging introduction to political theory and how it is applied to address a range of global challenges. Its team of expert contributors introduce students to important concepts, key thinkers, and major texts in political theory, while extended case studies at the end of each chapter show students how to apply theoretical ideas to real contemporary issues and debates. The text is supported by online resources, which include additional case studies intended to give students confidence in using theory to shed light on key issues, and a range of additional teaching and learning resources.

Almost everyone agrees that violence can sometimes be justified, but if it is to be justified it must be proportionate. Whether we are discussing war, self-defence, punishment, human rights law, protest, or free speech, most philosophers agree that inflicted harms or incursions into our most basic rights must be proportionate.Violence in Proportion closely examines this widely held proportionality principle, focusing on situations in which inflicted harm prevents harm to others. It finds that lurking beneath our surface agreement that violence must be proportionate, there are many philosophically knotty problems that we must address. The book uncovers, explores, and offers solutions to these problems. This is the first philosophical monograph dedicated to the study of this important concept.The book begins by mapping different species of proportionality, and the limits of their application. Focusing on a specific type of proportionality that Tomlin calls preventive limiting proportionality, Violence in Proportion goes on to explore puzzles concerning counterfactual baselines, proportionality under uncertainty, whether and when to continue a disproportionate course of conduct, the relationship between the proportionality of acts and courses of conduct, and aggregation. The book seeks to do three things: uncover and explain the philosophical puzzles that a commitment to a proportionality limit on violence and harm gives rise to; map out various positions that we may take in response to these puzzles; and to argue for certain responses, and in so doing build a novel account of proportionality. Along the way, Tomlin shows us how complex this seemingly simple idea is.