State, Power, and Democracy: Contentious Concepts in Practical Political Theory

Politics & Social Sciences

Hoffman, John

Politics & Government

Wheatsheaf Books/St. Martin's

A completely new introduction to political theory that will grab students interest through it’s use of real-life examples.

Introduction to Political Theory

Graham, Paul

History

Pearson

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THE EMOTIONAL FOUNDATIONS OF LOVING RELATIONSHIPS

Health, Fitness & Dieting

iUniverse

This book explores the work of John Gray, controversial and widely read contemporary philosopher. This comprehensive volume links a critique of Gray’s views on Marxism, humanism, and the Enlightenment—as well as his deep pessimism—with his position that attempts to tackle the core of issues like globalization and multiculturalism are hopelessly utopian. Challenging these and other assumptions in Gray’s work in a clear and accessible way, John Hoffman focuses his criticism on the philosopher’s traditionalist and problematic conception of utopia in the modern world.

John Gray and the Problem of Utopia (Political Philosophy Now)

Philosophy

University of Wales Press

In this critical introduction to the state, Hoffman argues that, with the industrialization of war, states are now capable of destroying humanity itself. If we are to have a future at all, he suggests, we must look beyond the state. Hoffman discusses various critiques of the state, focusing on liberalism, anarchism, marxism, feminism and postmodernism, and shows how these highlight the need for us to look for alternative forms of political organization. But he also suggests that a distinction should be made between the "state" and "government", arguing that such a distinction holds the key to evaluating these alternative critiques. Finally, he shows how developments such as the emergence of supra-statist organizations, and the supplanting of repressive and hierarchical institutions of the state by processes of democratic government within international and local communities, point to a world beyond the state. The book is designed for students of politics and political theory, political philosophy, sociology and international relations.

Beyond the State: An Introductory Critique

Polity Pr

This is an accessible yet challenging introduction to the state and state theory, the author makes the distinction between "state" and "government" and discusses a world beyond the state.

Polity

This book covers alphabetically both the major concepts in political theory and the key writers in the field. While ensuring accuracy and objectivity, the entries represent interpretations that are both challenging and interesting. The premise underlying the book is that politics cannot be studied without theory, in which case the more concrete and relevant the theory, the better. Presenting theory in an abstract fashion makes it daunting for students who can find it difficult to see the links between theory and practice. The definitions in this glossary therefore relate political ideas to political realities (i.e. everyday controversies) in an attempt to make them as lively, stimulating and accessible as possible. Terms are selected based upon the concepts most regularly used in teaching.

A Glossary of Political Theory (Politics Glossaries)

Edinburgh University Press

Citizenship Beyond the State

Is ′citizenship′ still a useful concept? Can citizens - and democracy - exist independently of the state? This text provides an accessible guide to the theories and debates that surround the key political concepts of state, citizenship, and democracy today. John Hoffman reviews the modern development of these concepts from the classic texts of Marx and Weber to the post-war critiques of the feminist, multicultural and critical theorists and considers the on-going barriers to a full realisation of a democratic citizenship. By carefully considering what the state is and what it does, Hoffman shows that it is possible to respond to these critiques and challenges and ′reclaim′ citizenship and democracy as inclusive and emancipatory, rather than divisive and controlling. In advancing this alternative view of a ′stateless′ citizenship, Hoffman opens up new possibilities for conceiving power and society in contemporary politics today. It will be essential reading for all students of politics and sociology for whom the questions of state, nationality, power and identity remain of central importance.

Social Sciences

Sage Publications Ltd.

Sociology

This essential reference covers alphabetically both the major concepts in political theory and the key writers in the field. While ensuring accuracy and objectivity, the entries represent interpretations that are both challenging and interesting. The premise underlying the book is that politics cannot be studied without theory, and for students, the more concrete and relevant the theory, the better. Presenting theory in an abstract fashion makes it daunting for students who can find it difficult to see the links between theory and practice. The definitions in this glossary therefore relate political ideas to political realities (i.e. everyday controversies) in an attempt to make them as lively, stimulating, and accessible as possible. Terms have been selected based upon the concepts most regularly used in teaching.

A Glossary of Political Theory

Reference

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Stanford Law and Politics

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State, Power, and Democracy: Contentious Concepts in Practical Political Theory

Introduction to Political Theory

THE EMOTIONAL FOUNDATIONS OF LOVING RELATIONSHIPS

John Gray and the Problem of Utopia (Political Philosophy Now)

Beyond the State: An Introductory Critique

Beyond the State: An Introductory Critique

A Glossary of Political Theory (Politics Glossaries)

Citizenship Beyond the State

Citizenship Beyond the State

A Glossary of Political Theory