Political Theory Today

Häftad, Engelska, 1991

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What is the proper subject matter for political theory? Uncertainty about the most appropriate way of answering these questions provides the key rationales for this volume: to provide a comprehensive overview of the central questions and debates in contemporary political thought and to offer guidelines for the reformulation of political theory made necessary by the philosophical and substantive problems it faces today.The twelve essays in this book examine some of the classic traditional questions of political theory: the nature of obligation, equality, liberty, the public, the private, democracy, and justice. They also examine questions that relate these notions to a broader framework encompassing the many recent changes in the nation-state, forms of sovereignty, domestic and international law, violence and warfare, and domestic and international political economy.The contributors are leading scholars in political theory from the United States, Europe, and Africa: Samir Amin, Charles Beitz, Antonio Cassese, John Dunn, Jon Elster, David Held, Agnes Heller, Steven Lukes, Iain McLean, Claus Offe, Susan Moller Okin, Onora O'Neill and Ulrich K. Preuss.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1991-06-01
Mått152 x 229 x 24 mm
Vikt572 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor372
FörlagStanford University Press
ISBN9780804718981

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Acknowledgements; Editor's introduction David Held; 1. Political obligation John Dunn; 2. Equality and liberty: must they conflict? Steven Lukes; 3. Gender, the public and the private Susan Moller Okin; 4. The theory of property: beyond private versus common property Andrew Reeve; 5. The possibility of rational politics Jon Elster; 6. Forms of representation and systems of voting Claus Offe and Ulrich K. Preuss; 7. Forms of representation and systems of voting Iain McLean; 8. Democracy, the nation-state and the global system David Held; 9. Sovereignty and morality in international affairs Charles R. Beitz; 10. Violence, war and the rule of law in the international community Antonio Cassese; 11. Transnational justice Onora O'Neill; 12. The state and development Samir Amin; 13. The concept of the political revisited Agnes Heller; Index.

"Political Theory Today brings together an outstanding set of original papers that will be of great value to anyone interested in contemporary political theory. What is especially impressive about the book is the balance of essay on issues of domestic and international politics." -Joshua Cohen ,Massachusetts Institute of Technology "Political Theory Today has something for everyone from the neophyte to the hardened professional. Especially valuable is the emphasis on the important and relatively neglected subject of international political morality." -Brian Barry ,London School of Economics