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Critical Theory, Public Policy, and Planning Practice
Häftad, 1993
463 kr
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Too often attacked as hopelessly abstract, contemporary critical social theory can help us to understand both public policy and its analysis. In this book, John Forester shows how policy analysis, planning, and public administration are thoroughly political communicative practices that subtly and …
Hermeneutics, Citizenship, and the Public Sphere
Häftad, 1993
453 kr
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This book sheds new light on the question of democratic politics by proposing a hermeneutic conception of citizenship and the public sphere. At the same time, it presents a critique of the postmodern arguments advanced by Richard Rorty, Jean-Francois Lyotard, and Jean Baudrillard. Questioning a …
Theorizing Citizenship
Häftad, 1994
487 kr
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An anthology of essays on citizenship by such well-known theorists as Habermas, Walzer, Flathman, Iris Marion Young, MacIntyre, Ignatieff, and George Armstrong KellyIn recent years there has been an explosion of interest in the theme of citizenship among political philosophers. Any attempt to …
Reconstructing Political Pluralism
Häftad, 1995
371 kr
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A reappraisal of the pluralist tradition that explores the accounts offered by James, Dewey, Figgis, Cole, Laski, Follett, and Dahl and extracts from them the resources with which to reconstruct a democratic theory of political pluralism.This reappraisal of the pluralist tradition systematically …
Recent Marxian Theory
Class Formation and Social Conflict in Contemporary Capitalism
Inbunden, 1996
1446 kr
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Brings together prominent recent analyses within the Marxist tradition that bear on class formation and social conflict in contemporary capitalism and concludes that class relations continue to be important for analyzing the historical trajectory of, and challenges to, capitalism, although not in …
Creative Individualism
The Democratic Vision of C. B. Macpherson
Häftad, 1996
365 kr
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Constructs a cohesive picture of political theorist C. B. Macpherson's democratic vision, arguing that Macpherson's central message regarding the economic prerequisites of democracy is just as relevant today as when he first presented it.Starting with C. B. Macpherson's conception of human nature …
Theorizing Nationalism
Häftad, 1998
487 kr
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Presents some of the best work by political theorists on themes concerning citizenship, national identity, and the philosophical meaning of political membership.Theorizing Nationalism directly addresses the normative dimensions of nationalism. A sequel to Theorizing Citizenship, this volume brings …
Marx and Engels
Their Contribution to the Democratic Breakthrough
Häftad, 2000
391 kr
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Presents the first major study of Marx and Engels in two decades and the only study since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the recognized crisis of global capitalism.According to Nimtz, no two people contributed more to the struggle for democracy in the nineteenth century than Karl Marx and …
Political Theory and Partisan Politics
Av Edward Bryan Portis, Adolf G. Gundersen m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
371 kr
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Renowned theorists address the interconnections between those who engage in political struggle and those who study it.Political theorists typically define political action in terms of rational potential rather than conflict, and for this reason neglect the partisan nature of political experience. …
Democracy Growing Up
Authority, Autonomy, and Passion in Tocqueville's Democracy in America
Av Laura Janara
Häftad, 2002
563 kr
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The first sustained feminist interpretation of Tocqueville's classic, Democracy in America.Finalist for the 2004 C.B. Macpherson Prize presented by the Canadian Political Science Association Winner of the Best First Book Award presented by the Foundations of Political Theory section of the American …
Coping in Politics with Indeterminate Norms
A Theory of Enlightened Localism
Häftad, 2003
371 kr
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Argues that social equity and legal justice are possible even in the absence of universal political norms.Are social equity, political fairness, and legal justice possible within a liberal political order, even if norms are indeterminate? The modern world is distinguished by both its complexity and …
Performing Marx
Contemporary Negotiations of a Living Tradition
Häftad, 2006
363 kr
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Draws upon Marx, Western Marxism, and poststructuralist theory to constructively engage contemporary issues.Performing Marx looks at what it means to be a Marxist dealing with contemporary political and theoretical developments in the twenty-first century. Drawing upon Marx's work, Western Marxism, …
Tradition, Interpretation, and Science
Political Theory in the American Academy
Häftad, 1986
590 kr
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This book reassesses the academic field of political theory and brings into sharp relief its problems and opportunities. Here for the first time, diverse theorists coordinate their arguments through a common focus. This focus is the writing of John G. Gunnell.Gunnell attacks a set of myths said to …
Socrates and the Political Community
An Ancient Debate
Häftad, 1987
463 kr
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This book takes a fresh look at Socrates as he appeared to three ancient writers: Aristophanes, who attacked him for his theoretical studies; Plato, who immortalized him in his dialogues; and Aristotle, who criticized his political views. It addresses the questions of the interrelation of politics …
Disenchanted Realists
Political Science and the American Crisis
Inbunden, 2015
1111 kr
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New edition of the provocative history of the tenuous relationship between the scientific study of politics and the real world of American democracy.When it first appeared three decades ago, Raymond Seidelman's provocative study of the history of political science both attracted a great deal of …
Political Obligation in a Liberal State
Häftad, 1989
394 kr
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The tension between the individualist view and the communalist view dominates current debate about liberal politics. DeLue establishes a basis for political discourse in a liberal society-an enlarged discourse that allows people of both views to be critically reflective citizens with the necessary …
National Service, Citizenship, and Political Education
Häftad, 1992
401 kr
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This book analyzes the issues surrounding civilian national service policy from a fresh and original perspective. The author connects national service programs to the political theories of civic republicanism and communitarianism, assesses the practical consequences of these theories, and examines …
Discourse on Disenchantment
Reflections on Politics and Technology
Inbunden, 1993
1111 kr
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This book is the first full-length study of the ongoing debate over the status of our "disenchanted" world-a world stripped of mysterious and supernatural forces by the demythologizing power of reason and modern science. It draws together for the first time the writings of various theorists on this …
Discourse on Disenchantment
Reflections on Politics and Technology
Häftad, 1993
394 kr
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This book is the first full-length study of the ongoing debate over the status of our "disenchanted" world-a world stripped of mysterious and supernatural forces by the demythologizing power of reason and modern science. It draws together for the first time the writings of various theorists on this …
Democracy and Possessive Individualism
The Intellectual Legacy of C. B. Macpherson
Häftad, 1993
401 kr
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C. B. Macpherson was one of the leading political theorists in North America and perhaps the most influential voice on the left for a view of liberal democracy that was simultaneously sympathetic to its aspirations and critical of its achievements. His work provides the contributors to this volume …
Hermeneutics, Citizenship, and the Public Sphere
Inbunden, 1993
1111 kr
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This book sheds new light on the question of democratic politics by proposing a hermeneutic conception of citizenship and the public sphere. At the same time, it presents a critique of the postmodern arguments advanced by Richard Rorty, Jean-Francois Lyotard, and Jean Baudrillard. Questioning a …
Recent Marxian Theory
Class Formation and Social Conflict in Contemporary Capitalism
Häftad, 1996
422 kr
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Brings together prominent recent analyses within the Marxist tradition that bear on class formation and social conflict in contemporary capitalism and concludes that class relations continue to be important for analyzing the historical trajectory of, and challenges to, capitalism, although not in …
Putting Choice Before Democracy
A Critique of Rational Choice Theory
Häftad, 1996
366 kr
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Shows how rational choice theory's critique and justification of democracy fails in its project to recast democratic theory.In this critique of rational choice theory, Emily Hauptmann explores the idea central to the theory, namely, that democracy can best be explained in terms of an economic …
Political Consequences of Thinking
Gender and Judaism in the Work of Hannah Arendt
Häftad, 1998
352 kr
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Applies the perspectives of gender and ethnicity in a feminist analysis of the Eichmann controversy and offers a wholly new interpretation of Arendt's work, from Eichmann in Jerusalem to The Life of the Mind.In this book, Jennifer Ring offers a wholly new interpretation of Hannah Arendt's work, …
Politics and Truth
Political Theory and the Postmodernist Challenge
Häftad, 1997
393 kr
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Considers the contested concept of truth in contemporary politics in light of the postmodernist challenge to Enlightenment ideals and examines the treatment of truth in an unusual lineup of thinkers ranging from Plato and Hobbes to Weber, Foucault, and Arendt.The political momentum gathered by the …
Marx and Engels
Their Contribution to the Democratic Breakthrough
Inbunden, 2000
1111 kr
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Presents the first major study of Marx and Engels in two decades and the only study since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the recognized crisis of global capitalism.According to Nimtz, no two people contributed more to the struggle for democracy in the nineteenth century than Karl Marx and …
Education and Democratic Theory
Finding a Place for Community Participation in Public School Reform
Av A. Belden Fields, Walter Feinberg
Häftad, 2001
383 kr
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A ground-breaking look at how access to decision making in the public schools can be extended to all, even previously excluded segments of the community.Winner of the 2001 American Educational Studies Association Critics' Choice Award Much has been made of the gap between public schools and the …
Democracy Growing Up
Authority, Autonomy, and Passion in Tocqueville's Democracy in America
Av Laura Janara
Inbunden, 2002
1111 kr
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The first sustained feminist interpretation of Tocqueville's classic, Democracy in America.Finalist for the 2004 C.B. Macpherson Prize presented by the Canadian Political Science Association Winner of the Best First Book Award presented by the Foundations of Political Theory section of the American …
Coping in Politics with Indeterminate Norms
A Theory of Enlightened Localism
Inbunden, 2003
1111 kr
Tillfälligt slut
Argues that social equity and legal justice are possible even in the absence of universal political norms.Are social equity, political fairness, and legal justice possible within a liberal political order, even if norms are indeterminate? The modern world is distinguished by both its complexity and …
Performing Marx
Contemporary Negotiations of a Living Tradition
Inbunden, 2006
1111 kr
Tillfälligt slut
Draws upon Marx, Western Marxism, and poststructuralist theory to constructively engage contemporary issues.Performing Marx looks at what it means to be a Marxist dealing with contemporary political and theoretical developments in the twenty-first century. Drawing upon Marx's work, Western Marxism, …
