Issues in Political Theory
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Námskeið
- STJ206G Political Theory
Lýsing:
With a focus on real-world problems and debates, Issues in Political Theory is the clearest and most engaging introduction to political theory and how it is applied to address a range of global challenges. Its team of expert contributors introduce students to important concepts, key thinkers, and major texts in political theory, while extended case studies at the end of each chapter show students how to apply theoretical ideas to real contemporary issues and debates.
Annað
- Höfundar: Catriona McKinnon, Robert Jubb, Patrick Tomlin
- Útgáfa:4
- Útgáfudagur: 2019-03-14
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- Format:ePub
- ISBN 13: 9780192523174
- Print ISBN: 9780198784067
- ISBN 10: 0192523171
Efnisyfirlit
- Cover
- halftitle
- Pre Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- New to this edition
- Contents
- Detailed contents
- List of case studies
- Notes on the contributors
- How to use this book
- How to use the online resources
- Introduction
- 1 Political obligation
- Introduction
- Consent
- Fairness
- Community
- Morality
- Philosophical anarchism
- Conclusion
- 2 Liberty
- Introduction
- Rival interpretations of liberty
- Republican liberty
- Liberty and equality
- The value of negative liberty
- Conclusion
- 3 Crime and punishment
- Introduction
- Consequentialist justifications of punishment
- Retributivist justifications of punishment
- Mixed approaches to the justification of punishment
- Conclusion: punishment and beyond
- 4 Democracy
- Introduction
- Instrumentalism
- Does democracy have non-instrumental value?
- The problem of democratic citizenship
- Democratic institutions
- Conclusion
- 5 Power
- Introduction
- The concept of power and modes of power
- Three dimensions of power
- An alternative view of power
- Power, freedom, and responsibility
- Conclusion
- 6 Equality and social justice
- Introduction: the history of social justice
- The political rejection of social justice and its revival
- Equality
- Equality of opportunity
- Social justice and social relations
- The capability approach
- Conclusion: prospects for achieving social justice
- 7 Toleration
- Introduction
- The traditional doctrine of toleration
- The moral analysis of toleration
- The contemporary liberal theory of toleration
- Toleration as recognition
- Conclusion
- 8 Multiculturalism
- Introduction
- Multiculturalism: thick or thin?
- Liberalism and cultural rights
- Do cultural rights oppress the oppressed?
- The politics of recognition
- Multiculturalism: open-minded dialogue and a common culture
- Conclusion
- 9 Gender
- Introduction
- What is feminism?
- The sex/gender distinction
- Feminism, liberalism, and the law
- ‘The personal is political’
- The ethics of care
- Sex and violence
- Conclusion
- 10 Global Poverty
- The problem
- Global political theory
- The duty to aid
- Uncertainty and ‘Why me?’
- No duty of justice?
- The duty not to harm
- So, what can and should an individual do?
- Conclusion
- 11 Human Rights
- Introduction
- Natural rights, the rights of man, and human rights
- Analytical issues
- Justifying theories
- Implementing human rights
- Conclusion
- 12 Sovereignty and Borders
- Introduction
- Sovereignty
- Less or more sovereignty?
- Who is sovereign?
- Borders
- The relationship between sovereignty and borders
- Conclusion
- 13 War and Intervention
- Introduction
- The just war tradition
- Theoretical approaches to the ethics of war
- Jus ad bellum
- Jus in bello
- Jus post bellum
- Conclusion
- 14 The Environment
- Introduction
- The environment and its relationship to humanity
- Justice, value, and the environment
- Responsibilities to the future
- Policies to protect the environment
- Who makes the decisions? Democracy and governance
- Conclusion
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