Political Studies Special Issues – serie

This volume of specially commissioned articles is devoted to a consideration of how the subject of human rights impacts on contemporary politics and on the discipline of political science. It assesses the role of human rights in political theory, international law and international relations and in relation to the politics of different regions of the world. An international group of contributors includes political scientists, political philosophers, academic lawyers and those with experience of human rights campaigning.

This volume contains a selection of writings from the seminal figures in British political theory from Bernard Bosanquet to Anne Phillips and Bhikhu Parekh, which trace the transformation of political theory and its relation to trends in British politics and the state. Includes essays and selections from the seminal figures in British political theory and political scienceIllustrates the variety and development of British Political Theory from British Idealism to contemporary multiculturalism and pluralismHelps explain the nature and role of political theory and how it relates to the wider study of politicsIntroductory essays locate the work of each great thinker in the unfolding of the practice of political theory in British universities in the twentieth century

By tracing the history of the PSA, The Development of a Discipline: The History of the Political Studies Association reveals the changing nature of the study of politics in Britain and the development of British higher education. Shows how the PSA developed from a small elitist club to a highly professional disciplineOffers parallels to the development of the study of politics as a discipline in the UKAppeal extends to those who study higher education and political scientists