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42 produkter
Inclusion and Democracy
Häftad, 2002
793 kr
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Democratic equality entails a principle that everyone whose basic interests are affected by policies should be included in the process of making them. Yet individuals and groups often claim that decision making processes are dominated by only some of the interests and perspectives in the society. …
The Ethics of Immigration
Häftad, 2015
711 kr
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In The Ethics of Immigration, Joseph Carens synthesizes a lifetime of work to explore and illuminate one of the most pressing issues of our time. Immigration poses practical problems for western democracies and also challenges the ways in which people in democracies think about citizenship and …
Immigration and Democracy
Av Sarah Song
Inbunden, 2018
711 kr
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Immigration is one of the most polarizing issues in contemporary politics. It raises questions about identity, economic well-being, the legitimacy of state power, and the boundaries of membership and justice. How should we think about immigration and what policies should democratic societies …
The Well-Ordered Republic
Av Frank Lovett
Inbunden, 2022
838 kr
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Classical and contemporary republicans offer a compelling political vision built on a commitment to promoting freedom from domination, establishing popular control over public officials, and securing the empire of law. The Well-Ordered Republic provides the most rigorous, comprehensive, and …
Justificatory Liberalism
An Essay on Epistemology and Political Theory
Av Gaus
Häftad, 1996
1943 kr
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Justificatory Liberalism advances a theory of personal, public and political justification. Drawing on current work in epistemology and cognitive psychology, the book develops a theory of personally justified belief. Building on this account, it then advances an account of public justification that …
Civic Virtues
Rights, Citizenship, and Republican Liberalism
Av Dagger
Häftad, 1997
938 kr
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Seemingly there is no political debate which does not devolve into an argument over rights. For centuries a cornerstone of liberal theory, rights claims have become so over-used as to blur cases of real abuse. In this original and provocative study, Dagger argues for a republican liberalism that, …
Democratic Autonomy
Public Reasoning about the Ends of Policy
Av Richardson
Häftad, 2004
504 kr
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What would our decision-making procedures look like if they were actually guided by the much-discussed concept of "deliberative democracy"? What does rule by the people for the people entail? And how can a modern government's reliance on administrative agencies be reconciled with this populist …
No Justice, No Peace
The Ethics of Violent Protests
Inbunden, 2025
323 kr
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In the summer of 2020, angry citizens took to the streets of Minneapolis after a recording of the murder of George Floyd went viral. They set fire to a police station, destroyed cars and shops, and clashed with police. In the summer of 2023, violent disorder broke out across France after police …
Immigration and Democracy
Av Sarah Song
Häftad, 2021
390 kr
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How should we think about immigration and what policies should democratic societies pursue? Sarah Song offers a political theory of immigration that takes seriously both the claims of receiving countries and the claims of prospective migrants.Immigration is one of the most polarizing issues in …
Justice as Impartiality
A Treatise on Social Justice, Volume II
Av Brian Barry
Inbunden, 1995
2581 kr
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Almost every country today contains adherents of different religions and different secular conceptions of the good life. Is there any alternative to a power struggle among them, leading most probably to either civil war or repression? In this important new work of political philosophy, Brian Barry …
On Nationality
Av David Miller
Inbunden, 1995
2169 kr
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Nationalism is a dominating force in contemporary politics, but political philosophers have been markedly reluctant to discuss, let alone endorse, nationalist ideas.In this book David Miller defends the principle of nationality. He argues that national identities are valid sources of personal …
Republicanism
A Theory of Freedom and Government
Inbunden, 1997
2302 kr
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This is the first full-length presentation of a republican alternative to the liberal and communitarian theories that have dominated political philosophy in recent years. Professor Pettit's eloquent, compelling account opens with an examination of the traditional republican conception of freedom as …
Multicultural Citizenship
A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights
Häftad, 1996
732 kr
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The increasingly multicultural fabric of modern societies has given rise to many new issues and conflicts, as ethnic and national minorities demand recognition and support for their cultural identity. This book presents a new conception of the rights and status of minority cultures.It argues that …
Justice as Impartiality
A Treatise on Social Justice, Volume II
Av Brian Barry
Häftad, 1996
1628 kr
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Almost every country today contains adherents of different religions and different secular conceptions of the good life. Is there any alternative to a power struggle among them, leading most probably to either civil war or oppression? The argument of this book is that justice as impartiality offers …
Creating Citizens
Political Education and Liberal Democracy
Inbunden, 1997
2687 kr
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Any liberal democratic state must honour religious and cultural pluralism in its educational policies. To fail to honour them would betray ideals of freedom and toleration fundamental to liberal democracy. Yet if such ideals are to flourish from one generation to the next, allegiance to the …
On Nationality
Av David Miller
Häftad, 1997
1060 kr
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Nationalism is a dominating force in contemporary politics, but political philosophers have been markedly reluctant to discuss, let alone endorse, nationalist ideas. David Miller here defends the principle of nationality. He argues that national identities are valid sources of personal identity; …
Real Freedom for All
What (if Anything) Can Justify Capitalism?
Häftad, 1997
1280 kr
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Capitalist societies are full of unacceptable inequalities. Freedom is of paramount importance. These two convictions are widely shared across the world. Yet they often seem in complete contradiction with each other. Fighting inequality jeopardizes freedom; taking freedom seriously boosts …
The Politics of Presence
Häftad, 1998
1162 kr
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One of the most hotly-contested debates in contemporary democracy revolves around issues of political presence, and whether the fair representation of disadvantaged groups requires their presence in elected assemblies. Representation as currently understood derives its legitimacy from a politics of …
The Civic Minimum
On the Rights and Obligations of Economic Citizenship
Av Stuart White
Inbunden, 2003
2490 kr
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Many governments today are engaged in far-reaching programs of 'welfare reform'. But what would a just program of welfare reform consist in? Is the current emphasis on linking welfare 'rights' to 'responsibilities' justifiable? In this book, Stuart White reconsiders the principles of economic …
Republicanism
A Theory of Freedom and Government
Häftad, 1999
895 kr
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This is the first full-length presentation of a republican alternative to the liberal and communitarian theories that have dominated political philosophy in recent years. The author's eloquent, compelling account opens with an examination of the traditional republican conception of freedom as …
Linguistic Justice for Europe and for the World
Häftad, 2014
516 kr
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In Europe and throughout the world, competence in English is spreading at a speed never achieved by any language in human history. This apparently irresistible growing dominance of English is frequently perceived and sometimes indignantly denounced as being grossly unjust. Linguistic Justice for …
Civics Beyond Critics
Character Education in a Liberal Democracy
Inbunden, 2015
1012 kr
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Should character formation be a goal of civic education in a liberal democracy? In addition to teaching knowledge and skills, should civic education shape children's values, beliefs, preferences, habits, identities, and sentiments? Most contemporary political and educational theorists who address …
Against Marriage
An Egalitarian Defence of the Marriage-Free State
Inbunden, 2017
667 kr
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Against Marriage is a radical argument for the abolition of state-recognised marriage. Clare Chambers argues that state-recognised marriage violates both equality and liberty, even when expanded to include same-sex couples. Instead Chambers proposes the marriage-free state: an egalitarian state in …
Territorial Sovereignty
A Philosophical Exploration
Av Anna Stilz
Inbunden, 2019
803 kr
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Territorial Sovereignty: A Philosophical Exploration offers a qualified defense of a territorial states-system. It argues that three core values-occupancy, basic justice, and collective self-determination-are served by an international system made up of self-governing, spatially defined political …
Strategies of Justice
Aboriginal Peoples, Persistent Injustice, and the Ethics of Political Action
Inbunden, 2019
934 kr
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Political theorists often imagine themselves as political architects, asking what an ideal set of laws or social structures might look like. Yet persistent injustices can endure for decades or even centuries despite such ideal theorizing. In circumstances of this kind, it is essential for political …
Against Marriage
An Egalitarian Defence of the Marriage-Free State
Häftad, 2019
378 kr
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Against Marriage argues that marriage violates both equality and liberty and should not be recognized by the state. Clare Chambers shows how feminist and liberal principles require creation of a marriage-free state: one in which private marriages, whether religious or secular, would have no legal …
Equal Subjection
What Justice Demands of Political Leaders
Inbunden, 2026
506 kr
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Politicians like to claim that they are “in it together” or “in the same boat” with their subjects. In fact, they are not. Should they be? To what extent? This book offers the first systematic treatment of these questions. It contends that, under the status quo, rulers do not have enough skin in …
Linguistic Justice for Europe and for the World
Inbunden, 2011
1500 kr
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In Europe and throughout the world, competence in English is spreading at a speed never achieved by any language in human history. This apparently irresistible growing dominance of English is frequently perceived and sometimes indignantly denounced as being grossly unjust. Linguistic Justice for …
The Liberal Archipelago
A Theory of Diversity and Freedom
Häftad, 2007
1243 kr
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In his major new work Chandran Kukathas offers, for the first time, a book-length treatment of this controversial and influential theory of minority rights. The work is a defence of a form of liberalism and multiculturalism. The general question it tries to answer is: what is the principled basis …
National Responsibility and Global Justice
Av David Miller
Inbunden, 2007
1682 kr
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Oxford Political Theory presents the best new work in contemporary political theory. It is intended to be broad in scope, including original contributions to political philosophy, and also work in applied political theory. The series will contain works of outstanding quality with no restriction as …
