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Political Theory, Third Edition: An Introduction

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Year
2004
Tongue
English
Leaves
433
Edition
3rd
Category
Library

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The new third edition of the highly successful text has been revised and updated throughout to take account of new issues such as identity and difference, globalization and multiculturalism. The book provides a clear and accessible introduction to political theory and key concepts in political analysis. Each chapter discusses a cluster of interrelated terms, examines how they have been used by different thinkers and in the various political traditions, and explores related debates and controversies.

โœฆ Table of Contents


0333961803......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
List of Boxes......Page 13
Preface to the third edition......Page 16
1 Introduction: Concepts and Theories in Politics......Page 18
Language and politics......Page 19
Understanding political concepts......Page 20
What is political theory?......Page 23
Political theory in the twenty-first century......Page 28
Further reading......Page 31
2 Human Nature, the Individual and Society......Page 32
Human nature......Page 33
Nature versus nurture......Page 34
Intellect versus instinct......Page 37
Competition versus cooperation......Page 40
The individual......Page 43
Individualism......Page 44
Individual and community......Page 49
The individual in politics......Page 54
Society......Page 57
Collectivism......Page 58
Theories of society......Page 60
Social cleavages and identity......Page 62
Further reading......Page 67
3 Politics, Government and the State......Page 68
The art of government......Page 69
Public affairs......Page 72
Power and resources......Page 76
Government......Page 82
Why have government?......Page 83
Governments and governance......Page 85
Political systems......Page 90
Government and the state......Page 92
Theories of state......Page 95
Role of the state......Page 102
Further reading......Page 105
4 Sovereignty, the Nation and Supranationalism......Page 106
Legal and political sovereignty......Page 107
Internal sovereignty......Page 109
External sovereignty......Page 112
The nation......Page 114
Cultural and political nations......Page 115
Nationalism and cosmopolitanism......Page 118
Nation-states and globalization......Page 123
Supranationalism......Page 126
Intergovernmentalism......Page 127
Federalism and federations......Page 130
Prospects of world government......Page 133
Summary......Page 136
Further reading......Page 137
5 Power, Authority and Legitimacy......Page 138
Power......Page 139
Decision-making......Page 140
Agenda-setting......Page 142
Thought control......Page 144
Authority......Page 146
Power and authority......Page 148
Kinds of authority......Page 150
Defenders and detractors......Page 153
Legitimacy......Page 158
Constitutionalism and consent......Page 160
Ideological hegemony......Page 162
Legitimation crises......Page 164
Summary......Page 167
Further reading......Page 168
6 Law, Order and Justice......Page 169
The rule of law......Page 170
Natural and positive law......Page 173
Law and liberty......Page 176
Order......Page 179
Discipline and control......Page 180
Natural harmony......Page 184
Justifying punishment......Page 186
Justice......Page 190
Procedural justice......Page 191
Substantive justice......Page 193
Justifying law-breaking?......Page 195
Further reading......Page 200
7 Rights, Obligations and Citizenship......Page 201
Legal and moral rights......Page 202
Human rights......Page 205
Animal and other rights?......Page 208
Obligations......Page 213
Contractual obligations......Page 215
Natural duty......Page 217
Limits of political obligation......Page 219
Elements of citizenship......Page 221
Social or active citizenship?......Page 226
Universal citizenship and diversity......Page 230
Further reading......Page 236
8 Democracy, Representation and the Public Interest......Page 237
Direct and indirect democracy......Page 238
Liberal democracy......Page 242
Virtues and vices of democracy......Page 246
Representation......Page 249
Representatives or delegates?......Page 250
Elections and mandates......Page 252
Characteristic representation......Page 254
Private and public interests......Page 257
Is there a public interest?......Page 260
Dilemmas of democracy......Page 262
Further reading......Page 268
9 Freedom, Toleration and Liberation......Page 269
Freedom......Page 270
Liberty and licence......Page 271
Negative freedom......Page 275
Positive freedom......Page 277
Toleration and difference......Page 281
The case for toleration......Page 284
Limits of toleration......Page 286
Liberation......Page 289
National liberation......Page 290
Sexual liberation......Page 292
Politics of liberation......Page 295
Summary......Page 299
Further reading......Page 300
10 Equality, Social Justice and Welfare......Page 301
Formal equality......Page 302
Equality of opportunity......Page 306
Equality of outcome......Page 308
Social justice......Page 311
According to needs......Page 312
According to rights......Page 315
According to deserts......Page 317
Welfare......Page 320
Welfare, poverty and social exclusion......Page 321
In praise of welfare......Page 323
Welfare: roll-back or reform?......Page 329
Further reading......Page 332
11 Property, Planning and the Market......Page 333
Private property......Page 334
Common property......Page 338
State property......Page 340
Planning......Page 341
The planning process......Page 342
Promise of planning......Page 344
Perils of planning......Page 347
The market......Page 349
The market mechanism......Page 350
Miracle of the market......Page 352
Market failures......Page 357
Further reading......Page 361
12 Tradition, Progress and Utopia......Page 362
Defending the status quo......Page 363
Reclaiming the past......Page 366
Change in order to conserve......Page 368
Progress......Page 370
The forward march of history......Page 371
Progress through reform......Page 372
Progress through revolution......Page 378
Features of utopianism......Page 381
Political utopias......Page 385
End of utopia?......Page 387
Further reading......Page 392
Bibliography......Page 393
A......Page 405
B......Page 406
C......Page 407
D......Page 409
E......Page 411
F......Page 412
G......Page 413
H......Page 414
I......Page 415
L......Page 417
M......Page 419
N......Page 421
O......Page 422
P......Page 423
R......Page 426
S......Page 427
T......Page 430
V......Page 432
Z......Page 433


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