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"This book is an inquiry into the history of the idea of popular sovereignty as it has been shaped by the struggles between rulers and the ruled. Providing a historical perspective to the present day, Nootens pays strong attention to the role of democratization processes and the relationship between the idea of popular sovereignty with democratic regimes"--

Takes a different approach to explore the moral foundations of nationalism. Drawing on nationalist writings and examining almost 200 years of nationalism in Ireland and Quebec, the author develops a theory of nationalism based on its role in representation. This book is of use to political theorists.

Susan Board uses a Foucauldian model of power to expand the boundaries of international relations and by doing so raises conceptual and methodological issues within the discipline.

This book is a detailed examination of post-Marxist political theory, focusing especially on the work of Laclau, Habermas and Derrida. This book will make useful reading for students of Politics and Political Theory.

Why has radical ecological criticism had so little impact, despite the urgency of the issues it highlights? This and other questions are answered in this challenging theoretical critique of ecological thought.

"Civil disobedience is a public, nonviolent, conscientious yet political act, contrary to law, carried out to communicate opposition to law and policy of government. This book presents a theory of civil disobedience that draws on ideas associated with deliberative democracy"--

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge."

Offers a genealogical interrogation of the relationship between security and risk through its materialisation in insurance.

"This book provides both an outline and a critique of neo-Gramscian international relations theory, from a Marxist perspective"--

Social choice theory and theories of deliberative discourse have deeply impacted on the way political scientists understand the dynamics of democratic politics and decision-making. This volume addresses the dispute between these competing schools of thought. It is useful for students and researchers of political theory.

The author challenges the tradition of dualism and argues that Rational Woman need no longer be a contradiction in terms. She explores this in the context of recent feminist theory and practice, arguing that a new wave of feminism is emerging.

Attempts to establish a non-religious foundation for the idea of human rights, engaging with the writings of many key thinkers in the field, including Michael J Perry, Alan Gewirth, Ronald Dworkin and Richard Rorty. This book is of interest to students and scholars of political theory, philosophy, religious studies and human rights.

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.

This volume is the first systematic, comprehensive and cogent environmental political philosophy. It will be of enormous value to all those with an interest in the environment, political theory, and moral and political philosophy.

Analyses the relationship between citizens and the state from a primarily bottom up perspective via factor analysis of data from the 18 country cross-national Asia-Europe survey including identity, confidence and satisfaction.

Brings together IR, comparative politics and political theory approaches to analyze the post-sovereign state and develop a scheme for social and political scientists. This book seeks to understand and interpret political pluralization as an expression of the continuous processes of cooperation that define politics and legitimize institutions.