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Author : Steven M. DeLue,Timothy M. Dale
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317243663

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Political Thinking, Political Theory, and Civil Society by Steven M. DeLue,Timothy M. Dale Pdf

This comprehensive overview of the Western tradition of political thought approaches concepts with the aim of helping readers develop their own political thinking and critical thinking skills. This text is uniquely organized around the theme of civil society — what is the nature of a civil society? why is it important? — that will engage students and help make the material relevant. Major thinkers discussed in the text are explored not only with the goal of understanding their views, but also with an interest in understanding the relationship of their ideas to the notion of a civil society. DeLue and Dale contend that a civil society is important for securing the way of life that most of us value and want to preserve, a way of life that allows people to live freely and place significance on their own lives. New to the Fourth Edition Connects traditional political theory to contemporary challenges to civil society including new coverage of US electoral politics, the Black Lives Matter movement, Citizens United, and Robert Putnam’s view of the decline of social support systems. Updates the coverage of feminism and feminist thinkers, including coverage of gay marriage, in the context of civil society. Expands coverage of global civil society, especially in terms of contemporary challenges posed by ISIS, the failure of the Arab Spring, and ongoing humanitarian crises in Syria, Iran, and beyond.

Author : Steven M. De Lue
Publisher : Kotobarabia.com
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Political Thinking, Political Theory, And Civil Society by Steven M. De Lue Pdf

Author : Steven M. Delue,Timothy Dale
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008-12-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0205677649

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Political Thinking, Political Theory and Civil Society + Mysearchlab by Steven M. Delue,Timothy Dale Pdf

MySearchLab provides students with a complete understanding of the research process so they can complete research projects confidently and efficiently. Students and instructors with an internet connection can visit www.MySearchLab.com and receive immediate access to thousands of full articles from the EBSCO ContentSelect database. In addition, MySearchLab offers extensive content on the research process itself-including tips on how to navigate and maximize time in the campus library, a step-by-step guide on writing a research paper, and instructions on how to finish an academic assignment with endnotes and bibliography.­ A comprehensive overview of the Western tradition of political thought that approaches concepts with the aim of helping students develop their own political thinking and critical thinking skills. This book is uniquely organized around the theme of civil society - what is the nature of a civil society? why is it important? - that will engage students and help make the material relevant. Major thinkers discussed in the book are explored not only with the goal of understanding their views, but also with an interest in understanding the relationship of their ideas to the notion of a civil society. DeLue contends that a civil society is important for securing the way of life that most of us value and want to preserve, a way of life that allows people to live freely and place significance on their own lives.

Author : Jean L. Cohen,Andrew Arato
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 801 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1994-03-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780262531214

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Civil Society and Political Theory by Jean L. Cohen,Andrew Arato Pdf

In this first serious work on the theory of civil society to appear in many years, Jean Cohen and Andrew Arato contend that the concept of civil society articulates a contested terrain in the West that could become the primary locus for the expansion of democracy and rights. In this major contribution to contemporary political theory, Jean Cohen and Andrew Arato argue that the concept of civil society articulates a contested terrain in the West that could become a primary locus for the expansion of democracy and rights.

Author : Jean L. Cohen,Andrew Arato
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Civil society
ISBN : 026227051X

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Civil Society and Political Theory by Jean L. Cohen,Andrew Arato Pdf

In this first serious work on the theory of civil society to appear in many years, Jean Cohen and Andrew Arato contend that the concept of civil society articulates a contested terrain in the West that could become the primary locus for the expansion of democracy and rights.

Author : Michael Walzer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015074305551

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Thinking Politically by Michael Walzer Pdf

A collection of the most important writings of Michael Walzer, one of the world's most influential political thinkers Michael Walzer is widely regarded as one of the world's leading political theorists. In a career spanning more than fifty years, he has wrestled with some of the most crucial political ideas and questions of the day, developing original conceptions of democracy, social justice, liberalism, civil society, nationalism, multiculturalism, and terrorism. Thinking Politically brings together some of Walzer's most important work to provide a wide-ranging survey of his thinking and the vision that underlies his responses to contemporary political debates. The book also includes a previously unpublished essay on human rights. David Miller's substantial introduction presents a detailed analysis of the development of Walzer's ideas and connects them to wider currents of political thought. In addition, the book includes a recent interview with Walzer on a range of topical issues, and a detailed bibliography of his works. This collection will be welcomed by scholars in politics and philosophy, as well as anyone keen to engage in discussion on some of the key issues of our times.

Author : Michael Freeden
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191611940

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The Political Theory of Political Thinking by Michael Freeden Pdf

What does it mean to say that human beings think politically, and what is distinctive about that kind of thinking? That question is all-too infrequently asked by political theorists, or is dealt with through generalizations, abstractions, and dichotomies. This study examines the actual, real-world patterns people display when thinking politically, identifying six features of political thinking. They include the role of making ultimate decisions and regulating all social affairs, ranking collective priorities, mobilizing support for groups or withholding it, conceptualizing social order and stability as well as disorder and instability, projecting future visions and constructing plans for a society, and engaging the power aspects embedded in language, by means of reason, rhetoric, emotion or menace. Concurrently the untidiness and occasional failures of thinking politically are acknowledged alongside its quest for neatness. A large number of case studies is employed, drawn both from professional political theorists and philosophers and from various instances of vernacular usage: politicians, political commentators, or protest groups. Both contemporary and historical evidence from different cultures is utilized in illustrating the theoretical framework of the book. This is the first systematic study of political thinking as a cluster of thought-practices, combining insights from political theory—traditional and recent—the study of language and discourse, and political science. This investigation of 'the political' as a mode of thinking challenges many conventional understandings of political thought in the current literature, teases out what is political—not philosophical or ethical—in political theory, and locates it as a complex and ubiquitous social practice present at all points of human interaction and at diverse levels of articulation.

Author : Sudipta Kaviraj,Sunil Khilnani
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2001-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0521002907

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Civil Society by Sudipta Kaviraj,Sunil Khilnani Pdf

Civil society is one of the most used - and abused - concepts in current political thinking. In this important collection of essays, the concept is subjected to rigorous analysis by an international team of contributors, all of whom seek to encourage the historical and comparative understanding of political thought. The volume is divided into two parts: the first section analyses the meaning of civil society in different theoretical traditions of Western philosophy. In the second section, contributors consider the theoretical and practical contexts in which the notion of civil society has been invoked in Asia, Africa and Latin America. These essays demonstrate how an influential Western idea like civil society is itself altered and innovatively modified by the specific contexts of intellectual and practical life in the societies of the South.

Author : Sung Ho Kim
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2007-05-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521036569

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Max Weber's Politics of Civil Society by Sung Ho Kim Pdf

Although well-known as the founder of the modern social sciences, Max Weber is less frequently recognized for his contributions to political thought. This book is an original interpretation of his thinking. Sung Ho Kim argues that Weber, one of the great political theorists of modern times, was deeply influenced by some of the most critical questions in modern political thought, especially the question of public citizenship in a mass democracy and civil society as its cultivating ground.

Author : Andrew Heywood,Clayton Chin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781350328594

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Political Theory by Andrew Heywood,Clayton Chin Pdf

While Western modern political thought has been a story of inclusion, it has also been one of continued exclusion and new forms of political oppression and silencing. This is why political theory is so necessary today. Political thought is diverse. From liberal theories laying out ideal democratic institutions, to critical analyses of postcolonial settler states, to conceptual analyses of the nature of freedom, there are very different approaches, topics and aims within the tradition of Western political theory. What binds these diverse forms of thinking together? How do how do they help us to understand political institutions, life, behaviour and events? How do they help us to make decisions in the complex world of politics? This book, significantly revised and reconceptualized, introduces you to the modern discipline of political theory in the Western tradition, tackling its key debates, concepts, problems and traditions: - What is the nature of political concepts? What problems do they pose to thinkers and political actors? - How have modern political thinkers usually approached thinking about politics? How has this been problematized in contemporary debates? - Has modern politics fundamentally ignored economically impoverished groups, women, indigenous peoples, racialized groups and the natural environment? - How have ideas like freedom, equality, sovereignty and the state been conceptualized in the modern tradition? What tensions has this given rise to? Delving into topics as diverse as Maoism, postcolonialism and white supremacy, boxed features give you room to explore and expand in political theorising: -Focusing on the texts: helps you deal with difficult texts and arguments -Tradition: introduces you to major approaches to political theory -Thinker: allows you to understand the contributions of major figures in political thought -Thinking globally: gives insight into how political theory is adapting to global interconnectedness -Beyond the West: makes you reflect on what can be learnt from non-Western approaches. Spanning the development of Western political thought, from Thucydides through to John Rawls and beyond, with a focus on Modern and contemporary debates, this is an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on political thought and political philosophy.

Author : Gideon Baker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003-08-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134524068

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Civil Society and Democratic Theory by Gideon Baker Pdf

This book introduces radically alternative models of civil society that have been developed outside the liberal democratic frame of reference, models which suggest that civil society does offer new and non-statist democratic possibilities. Drawing on a wide range of civil society theory-practice from Eastern Europe and Latin America (including the Zapatistas in Mexico), and from visions of global civil society too, this book is uniquely positioned to consider the questions posed by these alternative voices for democratic theory and practice. * Are there alternatives to the liberal democratic vision of civil society? * Is a democracy located in civil society rather than the state either possible or desirable? * How and why has the concept of civil society come to be used so widely today? * Can global civil society further the struggle for democracy initiated by national civil societies?

Author : Powell, Fred
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447309499

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The Politics of Civil Society by Powell, Fred Pdf

The politics of civil society is an original, thought provoking analysis which challenges one-dimensional neoliberal thinking about civil society, and seeks to rediscover its radical roots. The original edition shifted the scholarly debate onto the new ground, offering an accessible and compelling analysis of one of the central issues of our times. In the second, revised edition of this indispensable book, the author looks behind 'the mirror of power' to discover the reality of civil society - or 'Big Society', as it has become known. He finds not one but three forms of civil society: radical, liberal and conservative. In complex interplay between state and civil society, the author argues that citizens contend for power through civil society. This is both an age-long pursuit dating from antiquity and a contemporary democratic struggle between competing visions of modernity that determines the 'real' in politics, as experienced by the citizens. The book will have wide appeal to a broad cross-disciplinary audience.

Author : SUSHILA RAMASWAMY
Publisher : PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9788120350489

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POLITICAL THEORY by SUSHILA RAMASWAMY Pdf

Political theory and political philosophy are generally used inter-changeably, though sometimes a distinction is made between the two. This book on political theory deals with the study of political instructions alongwith the theories of State, Law, Liberty and Equality. In its second edition, the book continues to analyse the key concepts like Authority, Power, Sovereignty, Political obligation, Civil disobedience, Citizenship, Rights, Democracy and Justice. The non-western ideas, including Indian and Chinese, are incorporated to underline cultural plurality and shared values in an enterprise that tries to set universal standards. The book is designed for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of Political Science. The book will be equally beneficial for the students appearing for the civil services examinations.

Author : Gary B. Madison
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138978736

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The Political Economy of Civil Society and Human Rights by Gary B. Madison Pdf

This book is one of the first studies of its kind, and provides a systematic analysis of the multi-faceted notion of civil society.

Author : Paul Schumaker
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781405189972

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The Political Theory Reader by Paul Schumaker Pdf

Utilizing 100 key readings, The Political Theory Reader explores the rich tradition of ideas that shape the way we live and the great issues in political theory today. Allows students to see how competing ideological viewpoints think about the same political issues Provides readers with direct access to authors covered in the From Ideologies to Public Philosophies text Facilitates discussions by having readings arranged thematically throughout text Extracts of works specifically chosen to focus on topics central to issues covered in chapters.