Political theory : tradition and diversity / edited by Andrew Vincent.

Chiefly papers derived from a seminar series in 1995, in the Political Science Program of the Research School of the Social Sciences at the Australian National University on the theme Whither political theory.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction Andrew Vincent -- 1. Political theory and conceptual change Terence Ball -- 2. Political theory and the problem of anachronism Conal Condren -- 3. Utilitarianism as a public philosophy Robert E. Goodin -- 4. Rational choice political theory Geoffrey Brennan -- 5. Republican political theory Philip Pettit -- 6. Liberalism multiculturalism and oppression Chandran Kukathas -- 7. Postcolonialism and political theory Duncan Ivison -- 8. Legal positivism and political power Tom D. Campbell -- 9. Political theory international theory and the political theory of international relations David Boucher -- 10. Method matters: feminism interpretation and politics Elizabeth Frazer -- 11. Deleuze and Guattari's political philosophy Paul Patton -- 12. The object of political theory Barry Hindness.

"This important, theoretically sophisticated work explores the concepts of liberal democracy, citizenship, and rights. Grounded in critical original research, the book examines Australia's political and legal institutions, and traces the history and future of citizenship and the state in Australia. The central theme is that making proofs of belonging to the national culture a precondition of citizenship is inappropriate for a multicultural society such as Australia. This becomes an object lesson for the multicultural regional politics throughout the world.; ; ; RECORD: .b10563027; URL: http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam028/97019623.html; HTML TOC:; ; ; ; Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 97019623; ; ; ; ; ; Publisher description for Political theory : tradition and diversity / edited by Andrew Vincent.; ; ; Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog; Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding.; In recent years, political theory has expanded, diversified, and, some would argue, fragmented. This book presents work from leading scholars in various fields and reflects key debates in contemporary political theory. Its up-to-date summary discussions will ensure it becomes a key text in political theory courses. Skillfully edited by Andrew Vincent, the book includes such topics as the relationship between history and theory; utilitarianism and rational choice; republicanism; multiculturalism and postcolonial theory; hermeneutics; feminism; communitarianism, and poststructuralism. While these chapters reflect the state of political theory today, they also contemplate the state of the discipline more broadly. This will be an extremely important book for anyone studying political theory."--Publisher description.

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