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Michael Walzer is one of the pre-eminent political theorists in the world today and also a prominent public intellectual. His conception of social justice and his work on just and unjust wars have been hugely influential in political theory and, at the same time, he has...
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Polity
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2020-09-25
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This book is a contribution to the ongoing conversation about value pluralism and its relation to political life. Its uniqueness lies in its insistence that the acceptance of value pluralism involves placing certain limitations on what is an acceptable form of...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-09-21
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Greta Thunberg. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Anita Sarkeesian. Emma Gonzalez. When women are vocal about political and social issues, too-often they are flogged with attacks via social networking sites, comment sections, discussion boards, email, and direct message. Rather...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-09-08
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Worldwide political changes since 1990 have driven a re-evaluation of Marxism, a renaissance in Marx-studies, and a renewed interest in his lifelong intellectual partner and personal friend Friedrich Engels. In Terrell Carver’s 30th anniversary edition of his pioneering...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-08-31
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It should not surprise anyone that democracies can become dangerously illiberal; indeed, it was one of the classical critiques of ancient democracies. Is the contemporary backlash against liberal democracy merely the same old story, or are we witnessing something...
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Polity
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2020-08-04
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We live in an age of growing dissatisfaction with the standard operations of representative democracy. The solution, according to a long radical democratic tradition, is the unmediated power of the people. Mass plebiscites and mass protest movements are celebrated as...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-08-01
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Karl Marx is the most historically foundational and systematic critic of capitalism to date, and the years since the 2008 financial crisis have witnessed a rebirth of his popular appeal. In a world of rising income inequality, right-wing nationalisms, and global climate...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-07-17
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In the wake of major terrorist attacks, calls for ever more draconian policies to prevent further outrages are common. Such responses raise the pressing question: is it possible to effectively fight terrorism while respecting democratic values of equality and trust? ...
Editeur :
Polity
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2020-06-30
Collection :
Political Theory Today
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Disability raises profound and fundamental issues: questions about human embodiment and well-being; dignity, respect, justice and equality; personal and social identity. It raises pressing questions for educational, health, reproductive, and technology policy, and...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-06-12
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Known terrorists are often targeted for death by the governments of Israel and the United States. Several thousand have been killed by drones or by operatives on the ground in the last twenty years. Is this form of killing justified, when hundreds or thousands of lives...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-05-14
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Among the violent acts perpetrated by radical Islamist groups in Europe, the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris has been one of those that has arguably challenged established categories of public debate the most.
Through a multifaceted and detailed analysis of the public...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-05-07
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This compelling new book explores whether the ability of democratic procedures to produce correct outcomes increases the legitimacy of such political decisions. Mapping and critically engaging with the main theories of epistemic democracy, it additionally evaluates...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-04-22
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Less than a century old, the concept of totalitarianism is one of the most controversial in political theory, with some proposing to abandon it altogether. In this accessible, wide-ranging introduction, David Roberts addresses the grounds for skepticism and shows that...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2020-04-20
Collection :
Key Concepts in Political Theory
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The question of migration has come to dominate the news agenda in many countries, but what does the word ‘migrant’ really mean today and how should we respond to those who are labelled ‘migrants’? In this short book Alain Badiou argues that our way of thinking about...
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Polity
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2020-04-17
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Is politics necessarily violent? Does the justifiability of violence depend on whether it is perpetrated to defend or upend the existing order – or perhaps on the way in which it is conducted?Is violence simply direct physical harm, or can it also be structural,...
Editeur :
Polity
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2020-04-14
Collection :
And Political Theory
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What causes climate change, social breakdown, rampant inequality and the creeping spread of ubiquitous surveillance? Capitalism.What is the only alternative to capitalism? Socialism. Socialism cannot, however, remain static if it is going to save civilisation from...
Editeur :
Polity
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2020-04-09
Collection :
Radical Futures
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Human beings universally dream of a better world. For centuries they have expressed their yearning for ways of life that are free from oppression, want and fear, through philosophy, art, film and literature. In this concise and engaging book, Mark Jendrysik examines the...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2020-04-09
Collection :
Key Concepts in Political Theory
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Shaun Gallagher presents a ground-breaking interdisciplinary account of human action, bringing out its essentially social dimension. He explores and synthesizes the different approaches of action theory, social cognition, and critical social theory. He shows that in...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2020-04-09
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Shaun Gallagher presents a ground-breaking interdisciplinary account of human action, bringing out its essentially social dimension. He explores and synthesizes the different approaches of action theory, social cognition, and critical social theory. He shows that in...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2020-04-09
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We are all guilty of it.We call people terrible names in conversation or online.We vilify those with whom we disagree, and make bolder claims than we could defend.We want to be seen as taking the moral high ground not just to make a point, or move a debate forward, but...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-04-01
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