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Oxford University Press Media and Protest Logics in the Digital Era The Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong Oxford Studies in Digital Politics
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Oxford University Press Oxford Handbook of Feminist Theory
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Oxford University Press Assembly
Book SynopsisIn recent years leaderless social movements have proliferated around the globe, from North Africa and the Middle East to Europe, the Americas, and East Asia. Some of these movements have led to impressive gains: the toppling of authoritarian leaders, the furthering of progressive policy, and checks on repressive state forces. They have also been, at times, derided by journalists and political analysts as disorganized and ineffectual, or suppressed by disoriented and perplexed police forces and governments who fail to effectively engage them. Activists, too, struggle to harness the potential of these horizontal movements. Why have the movements, which address the needs and desires of so many, not been able to achieve lasting change and create a new, more democratic and just society? Some people assume that if only social movements could find new leaders they would return to their earlier glory. Where, they ask, are the new Martin Luther Kings, Rudi Dutschkes, and Stephen Bikos? With theTrade ReviewThis is an important new statement from two of the most creative thinkers on the left. * Jedediah Purdy, author of After Nature: A Politics for the Anthropocene *Are you ready for democracy? Assembly argues: don't be scared to remake it. Disturbing the tendency of resistance struggles to become hamstrung by a poverty of organization, Hardt and Negri throw question after question at left political habits and traditions of thought, imagining a New Prince from the multitude and new tools for self-governance. Some of their many propositions may seem questionable and some viscerally right, but all are thoughtful, potentially revelatory, fuel. * Lauren Berlant, author of Cruel Optimism *This is an impressive, full-fledged pars construens, theoretically sophisticated and politically plausible. Assembly is the crown jewel of an immensely influential production that every cosmopolitan critical thinker simply has to confront. One may disagree with Hardt and Negri, but the motivation for disagreement becomes more and more difficult, one masterpiece after the other. * Ugo Mattei, author of Plunder: When the Rule of Law is Illegal *A smart and in-depth examination of Marxist politics for a new century... [Assembly] is a fascinating, challenging theoretical journey into a future beyond capitalism. * Publishers Weekly *A combination of insightful analysis grounded in Marxism and a reasoned look at organizing in the social reality defined by neoliberal capitalism, Assembly is a highly recommended read. * CounterPunch *Table of ContentsPrefacePart I: The Leadership ProblemChapter 1: Where Have All the Leaders Gone?Chapter 2: Strategy and Tactics of the CentaurChapter 3: Contra Rousseau, or, Pour en Finir avec la SouverainetéChapter 4: The Dark Mirror of Right-Wing MovementsChapter 5: The Real Problem Lies ElsewherePart II: The Social Production of the MultitudeChapter 6: How to Open Property to the CommonChapter 7: We, Machinic SubjectsChapter 8: Weber in ReverseChapter 9: Entrepreneurship of the MultitudePart III: Financial Command and Neoliberal GovernanceChapter 10: Finance Captures Social ValueChapter 11: Money Institutionalizes a Social RelationChapter 12: Neoliberal Administration Out of JointPart IV: New PrinceChapter 13: Political RealismChapter 14: Impossible ReformismChapter 15: And Now What?Chapter 16: PortolanNotesIndex
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Oxford University Press False Dawn
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Oxford University Press Slavery Law and Politics
Trade Review"This magisterial study is a triumph of scholarship....Must reading for anyone interested in American legal history or the Civil War."--Virginia Quarterly Review
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Oxford University Press Empire of Liberty A History of the Early Republic 17891815 Oxford History of the United States
Trade Review'Empire of Liberty' will not soon be surpassed for its comprehensiveness or for its erudition. * David Armitage, Times Literary Supplement *Empire of Liberty will not soon be surpassed for its comprehensiveness or for its erudition. * David Armitage, Times Literary Supplement *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Rip Van Winkle's America ; 1. Experiment in Republicanism ; 2. The Monarchical Republic ; 3. The Federalist Program ; 4. The Emergence of the Jeffersonian Republican Party ; 5. The French Revolution in America ; 6. John Adams and the Few and the Many ; 7. The Crisis of 1798-1799 ; 8. The Jeffersonian Revolution of 1800 ; 9. Republican Society ; 10. The Jeffersonian West ; 11. Law and an Independent Judiciary ; 12. Chief Justice John Marshall and the Origins of Judicial Review ; 13. Republican Reforms ; 14. Slavery and Freedom ; 15. The Rising Glory of America ; 16. Republican Religion ; 17. Republican Diplomacy ; 18. The War of 1812 ; 19. A World within Themselves ; Bibliographic Essay
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Oxford University Press Responsive Regulation
This book transcends current debate on government regulation by lucidly outlining how regulations can be a fruitful combination of persuasion and sanctions. The regulation of business by the United States government is often ineffective despite being more adversarial in tone than in other nations. The authors draw on both empirical studies of regulation from around the world and modern game theory to illustrate innovative solutions to this problem. Their ideas include an argument for the empowerment of private and public interest groups in the regulatory process and a provocative discussion of how the government can support and encourage industry self-regulation.
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Oxford University Press Loyalty
Book SynopsisThis book is an important contribution to the public debate on morality, politics, and the law, and is unique in its exploration of loyalty and its role in our personal and national identity.Trade Review'George Fletcher writes with a rare combination of legal knowledge, theoretical sophistication, and common sense. His remarkable feel for the place of loyalty in everyday life makes this a book that should figure importantly in contemporary moral, political, and constitutional debates.' Michael Walzer, Princeton University'George Fletcher has made a notable contribution to the continuing debate about the relationship of the impersonal requirements of justice to the particular demands of those ties and loyalties which bond us to those to whom we are closest. His is a book rich in illuminating examples and in rewarding insights.' Alasdair Macintyre, University of Notre Dame'In LOYALTY, George Fletcher brings to life a subject that liberal, legal and political theory has barely recognized. The theme of loyalty, he convincingly demonstrates, is a hidden thread running through a wide range of seemingly unrelated issues.' Mary Ann Glendon, Harvard Law School`Loyalties are not only a value to us, they define us. This thesis is developed and defended with great force by Professor Fletcher, and applied with ingenuity.' Sidney Morgenbesser, Columbia University`This challenging and densely packed extended essay ... thoroughly dissects the concept of loyalty' Timothy Hunter, Cleveland Plain Dealer 14/2/93`One suspects LOYALTY will win Fletcher an enduring audience which is just the sort he might want. Carlin Romano, Philadelphia Inquirer 14/2/93`presents clearly and vigorously an important range of moral problems ... he commands plenty of good, thought-provoking examples of those commitments and the clashes they give rise to, and he handles them effectively ... he says much that is valuable about the idea of actions as communications rather than mere causes of results.' Mary Midgley, Times Literary Supplement'George Fletcher ... offers a lively account of the loyalties which he thinks resist impartialist analysis. His book is insightful, and replete with challenging case studies ... his essay is undoubtedly an overall success.' Times Higher Education Supplement'One fascinating aspect about Fletcher's Loyalty is that it raises a number of questions that lawyers and philosophers can continue debating at length ... The issue of oaths in general, and loyalty oaths in particular, is just one of a great variety of topics raised by George Fletcher ... The arguments in this essay are well worth considering in detail. Fletcher's final plea for reasoned discourse "across time, across space, and across culture" transcending our roots in loyal relationships is an invitation to do exactly that.' B. Sharon Byrd, University of Augsburg, Law and Philosophy 13:1994
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Oxford University Press Transitional Justice
Book SynopsisAt the century''s end, societies all over the world are moving from authoritarian rule to democracy. At any such time of radical change, the question arises: should a society punish its ancien regime or let bygones by bygones? Transitional Justice takes the debate to a new level with an interdisciplinary approach that challenges the very terms of the contemporary debate. Teitel explores the recurring question of how regimes should respond to evil rule, arguing against the prevailing view favoring punishment, and contending through historical and comparative illustrations that the law nevertheless plays a profound role in periods of radical change. She proposes a new normative conception of justice--one that is highly politicized--offering glimmerings of the rule of law that, in her view, have become symbols of liberal transition.Trade ReviewRuti Teitel shows in the most comprehensive analysis to date, one of the most vexed topics in the debate about transitional justice-the question of amnesty-was addressed in the Athenian Constitution that followed Athen's defeat in the Peloponnesian War...her frequent illuminating references to the stories of the Old Testament illustrate that the problems and complexities of reconciling a deeply divided society.. * David Dyzenhaus *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. The Rule of Law ; 2. Criminal Justice ; 3. Historical Justice ; 4. Reparatory Justice ; 5. Administrative Justice ; 6. Constitutional Justice ; 7. Towards a Theory of Transitional Justice
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Oxford University Press, USA Civic Virtues Rights Citizenship and Republican Liberalism Oxford Political Theory
Book SynopsisPart of the OXFORD POLITICAL THEORY series discussing political rights and arguing for a republican liberalism that, while celebrating the liberal heritage of autonomy and rights, solidly places these within social relations and obligations which are often obscured and forgotten.Trade Reviewan important work givent the growing interest in active citizenship....Dagger's book makes a very important contribution to our understanding of citizenship through its clear demonstration that state promotion of civic virtue is compatible with individual autonomy. * Political Studies Vol 47/1 *This book is a pleasure to read. It combines clarity of philosophical argument with thorough knowledge of the empirical social and political sciences. Many of his ideas will prove highly valuable for moderate attempts to beat the odds. - Bert Van den Brink - Ethical Theory and Moral Practice no2 1999
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Oxford University Press Sex and Social Justice
Book SynopsisWhat sort of support do human capacities demand from the world, and how should we think about this support when we encounter differences of gender or sexuality? How should we think about each other across divisions that a legacy of injustice has created? In Sex and Social Justice, Martha Nussbaum delves into these questions and emerges with a distinctive conception of feminism that links feminist inquiry closely to the important progress that has been made during the past few decades in articulating theories of both national and global justice. Growing out of Nussbaum''s years of work with an international development agency connected with the United Nations, this collection charts a feminism that is deeply concerned with the urgent needs of women who live in hunger and illiteracy, or under unequal legal systems. Offering an internationalism informed by development economics and empirical detail, many essays take their start from the experiences of women in developing countries. NussbTrade ReviewHard-hitting, in Nussbaum's characteristic take-no-prisoners style, setting out a clear case that women endure ignominious oppression in the name of culture and religion, and that feminists and liberals alike should tolerate it no longer ... well written and an easy read ... this is a good book for those who want an introduction to, or survey of, Nussbaum's recent thinking on popular issues. * American Political Science Review *Sex and Social Justice is highly readable, and very engaging. It is elegantly written and carefully argued. * Alan Ryan, The New York Times Book Review *Table of ContentsPART I: JUSTICE ; PART II: SEX
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Oxford University Press, USA Mobilizing for Peace Conflict Resolution in Northern Ireland IsraelPalestine and South Africa
Book SynopsisEdited by three leading scholars of peace and conflict, Resolving Conflict brings together the work of international experts to provide an in-depth study of thirty-three peace/conflict organizations in Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Israel/Palestine. The contributors show how the sociopolitical and cultural context of the conflict in each region has shaped the type of resolution organisations that have emerged and their conception of the conflict and its resolution. By promoting more humane images of the contestants and by offering alternative peaceful approaches to resolve the conflict, the organisations have successfully galvanised previously weak or non-existent pro-peace political forces to become important players in the political struggle for peace.Trade ReviewWe highly recommend the Gidron, Katz and Hasenfeld book. This is a systematic, theory-based study of third sector organizations, which have very rarely been studied before. This study contributed significantly to the understanding of their structure and dynamics. * Administration in Social Work *Table of ContentsPART 1: INTRODUCTION, THEORETICAL APPROACH, AND METHODOLOGY; PART 2: HISTORIES OF THE THREE CONFLICTS; PART 3: PEACE CONFLICT RESOLUTION ORGANISATIONS IN THE FOUR LOCALES STUDIED; PART 4: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF P/CROS; PART 5: CONCLUSION
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Oxford University Press Making Crime Pay Law and Order in Contemporary American Politics Law Order in Contemporary American Politics Studies in Crime and Public Policy
Book SynopsisMost Americans are not aware that the US prison population has tripled over the past two decades, nor that the US has the highest rate of incarceration in the industrialized world. Despite these facts, politicians from across the ideological spectrum continue to campaign on law and order platforms and to propose three strikes--and even two strikes--sentencing laws. Why is this the case? How have crime, drugs, and delinquency come to be such salient political issues, and why have enhanced punishment and social control been defined as the most appropriate responses to these complex social problems? Making Crime Pay: Law and Order in Contemporary American Politics provides original, fascinating, and persuasive answers to these questions. According to conventional wisdom, the worsening of the crime and drug problems has led the public to become more punitive, and tough anti-crime policies are politicians'' collective response to this popular sentiment. Katherine Beckett challenges this interpretation, arguing instead that the origins of the punitive shift in crime control policy lie in the political rather than the penal realm--particularly in the tumultuous period of the 1960s.Trade Review...well-written, sharply focused....provides a useful perspective on an immensely consequential issue. * Choice *...Beckett does an excellent job deconstructing the politics of crime policy in this country. * The ICCA Review of Books *Beckett immerses herself in the political, social, historical, and discursive context of crime contol in America. The result is an excellent example of how interdisciplinary research can enhance our understanding of complex social phenomena. * Journal of Criminal Justice *Table of Contents1. Law and Order in Contemporary American Politics ; 2. Setting the Public Agenda ; 3. Creating the Crime Issue ; 4. From Crime to Drugs-and Back Again ; 5. Crime and Drugs in the News ; 6. Crime and Punishment in American Political Culture ; 7. Institutionalizing Law and Order ; 8. Reconceptualizing the Crime Problem
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Oxford University Press John Rawls
Book SynopsisJohn Rawls was one of the most important political philosophers of our time, and promises to be an enduring figure over the coming decades. His Theory of Justice (1971) has had a profound impact across philosophy, politics, law, and economics. Nonetheless Rawlsian theory is not easy to understand, particularly for beginners, and his writing can be dense and forbidding. Thomas Pogge''s short introduction (originally published in German) gives a thorough and concise presentation of the main outlines of Rawls''s theory, introduces biographical information when necessary, and draws links between the Rawlsian enterprise and other important positions in moral and political philosophy.Trade Review"There is a big need for a brief but well-informed study of Rawls for students and other beginners, complete with a bit of biographical information. Pogge's book is ideal. It is popular without being inaccurate. Pogge is as knowledgeable about Rawls's work as anyone could be, and he is a clear writer and a rigorous thinker."--Thomas Nagel, New York University"The book is indeed a pleasure to read; serious, clear, substantial, and sensible: it is for me the exemplar of what a book in philosophy ought to be today."--Rudiger Bittner, University of Bielefeld (on the German edition)Table of ContentsPreface 1: Biography 1.1: Family and Schooling 1.2: College and War 1.3: Academic Career 1.4: The Turbulent Decade 1962-1971 1.5: After A Theory of Justice 1.6: The Meaning of Rawls's Project 2: The Focus on the Basic Structure 2.1: The Origin of the Theory 2.2: The Complexity of Modern Sciences 2.3: The Idea of an Overlapping Consensus 2.4: The Scope of the Theory 3: A Top-Tier Criterion of Justice 3.1: Purely Recipient-Oriented Criteria of Justice 3.2: The Anonymity Condition 3.3: Fundamental Interests versus Happiness 4: The Basic Idea: Justice as Fairness 4.1: The Original Position 4.2: Maximin versus Average 4.3: Primary Goods 4.4: The Lexical Priority of the Basic Liberties 5: The First Principle of Justice 5.1: The Structure of a Basic Right 5.2: Formulating the Required Scheme of Basic Rights and Liberties 5.3: The Fair Value of the Basic Political Liberties 5.4: Permissible Reductions of Basic Liberties 5.5: Impermissible Reductions of Basic Liberties 6: The Second Principle of Justice 6.1: The Difference Principle in First Approximation 6.2: The Difference Principle in Detail 6.3: Advocating the Difference Principle in the Original Position 6.4: The Opportunity Principle 6.5: Advocating the Opportunity Principle in the Original Position 6.6: A Property-Owning Democracy 7: A Rawlsian Society 7.1: A Well-Ordered Society 7.2: A Political Conception of Justice 7.3: Political versus Comprehensive Liberalisms 7.4: An Egalitarian Liberal Conception of Justice 7.5: A Society Well-Ordered by Rawls's Conception 7.6: A More Realistic Vision 8: On Justification 8.1: Reflective Equilibrium 8.2: Fundamental Ideas 8.3: Truth and Reasonableness 9: The Reception of Justice as Fairness 9.1: Rawls and Libertarianism 9.2: Rawls and Communitarianism 9.3: Rawls and Kant Conclusion Appendix Index
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Oxford University Press El Libertador
Book SynopsisGeneral Simón Bolívar (1783-1830), called El Liberator, and sometimes the ''George Washington'' of Latin America, was the leading hero of the Latin American independence movement. His victories over Spain won independence for Bolivia, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Bolívar became Columbia''s first president in 1819. In 1822, he became dictator of Peru. Upper Peru became a separate state, which was named Bolivia in Bolívar''s honor, in 1825. The constitution, which he drew up for Bolivia, is one of his most important political pronouncements. Today he is remembered throughout South America, and in Venezuela and Bolivia his birthday is a national holiday. Although Bolívar never prepared a systematic treatise, his essays, proclamations, and letters constitute some of the most eloquent writing not of the independence period alone, but of any period in Latin American history. His analysis of the region''s fundamental problems, ideas on political organization and proposals f
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Oxford University Press Transforming Technology A Critical Theory Revisited
Book SynopsisThis text re-thinks the relationships between technology, rationality, and democracy, arguing that the degradation of labour - as well as of many environmental, educational, and political systems - is rooted in the social values that preside over technological development.
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Oxford University Press Inc Transitional Justice
Book SynopsisAt the century''s end, societies all over the world are throwing off the yoke of authoritarian rule and beginning to build democracies. At any such time of radical change, the question arises: should a society punish its ancien regime or let bygones be bygones? Transitional Justice takes this question to a new level with an interdisciplinary approach that challenges the very terms of the contemporary debate. Ruti Teitel explores the recurring dilemma of how regimes should respond to evil rule, arguing against the prevailing view favoring punishment, yet contending that the law nevertheless plays a profound role in periods of radical change. Pursuing a comparative and historical approach, she presents a compelling analysis of constitutional, legislative, and administrative responses to injustice following political upheaval. She proposes a new normative conception of justice--one that is highly politicized--offering glimmerings of the rule of law that, in her view, have become symbols oTrade ReviewPerhaps the most useful chapter in the book is the one examining reparatory justice. Teitel handles well the duality of reparations * The American Journal of International Law, Vol. 95, 2001 *"A valuable contribution to the growing body of scholarly literature."--Aryeh Neier, New York Review of Books"Impressive....Teitel goes through the complex issues raised during transitional periods in an ambitious attempt to construct the language of a new jurisprudence. What is novel about Teitel's approach is the attempt to provide an overarching approach to understanding issues that arise in and out of transitional justice....[The book] is filled with fresh ideas and interesting, provoking perspectives....Essential reading for all those facing the complexities of transition in practice."--Times Higher Education SupplementTable of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. The Rule of Law ; 2. Criminal Justice ; 3. Historical Justice ; 4. Reparatory Justice ; 5. Administrative Justice ; 6. Constitutional Justice ; 7. Towards a Theory of Transitional Justice
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Oxford University Press Suffering and Moral Responsibility
Book SynopsisIn this original study, Jamie Mayerfeld undertakes a careful inquiry into the meaning and moral significance of suffering. Understanding suffering in hedonistic terms as an affliction of feeling, he addresses difficulties associated with its identification and measurement. He then turns to an examination of the duty to relieve suffering: its content, its weight relative to other moral considerations, and the role it should play in our lives. Among the claims defended in the book are that suffering needs to be distinguished from both physical pain and the frustration of desire, that interpersonal comparisons of the intensity of happiness and suffering are possible, that several psychological processes hinder our awareness of other people''s suffering, and that the prevention of suffering should often be pursued indirectly. Mayerfeld concludes his discussion by arguing that the reduction of suffering is morally more important than the promotion of happiness, and that most of us greatly uTrade ReviewThe style and structure of the book is commendably straightforward ... many valuable and interesting points may be found in the argument. * Religious Studies *... provocative and insightful ... This book would work well in a graduate ethics course. * Choice *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. The Meaning of Suffering ; 3. The Measurement of Suffering ; 4. The Moral Significance of Suffering ; 5. The Duty to Relieve Suffering ; 6. The Moral Asymmetry of Happiness and Suffering ; 7. Trade-offs Internal to the Duty to Relieve Suffering ; 8. The Limits of the Duty to Relieve Suffering ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index
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Oxford University Press Another Cosmopolitanism
Book SynopsisBenhabib argues that since the UN Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, we have entered a phase of global civil society which is governed by cosmopolitan norms of universal justice - norms which are difficult for some to accept as legitimate since they are in conflict with democratic ideals.Trade Reviewthis volume provides a sophisticated analysis of the concept and one of its major problems, and so is a valuable addition to the literature...[Benhabib] has successfully argued that the scope of the moral conversation needs to be universal...given the short length of the volume, it is on the whole a benefit that Benhabib and her commentators explore in such detail one important issue which faces liberal democratic cosmopolitan theorists. * Megan Kime, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice *
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Oxford University Press Analyzing Oppression
Book SynopsisAnalyzing Oppression presents a new, integrated theory of social oppression, which tackles the fundamental question that no theory of oppression has satisfactorily answered: if there is no natural hierarchy among humans, why are some cases of oppression so persistent? Cudd argues that the explanation lies in the coercive co-opting of the oppressed to join in their own oppression. This answer sets the stage for analysis throughout the book, as it explores the questions of how and why the oppressed join in their oppression. Cudd argues that oppression is an institutionally structured harm perpetrated on social groups by other groups using direct and indirect material, economic, and psychological force. Among the most important and insidious of the indirect forces is an economic force that operates through oppressed persons'' own rational choices. This force constitutes the central feature of analysis, and the book argues that this force is especially insidious because it conceals the facTrade ReviewThis excellent book presents a clear, coherent, and eminently defensible reformative account of the notion of oppression. * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements: Part I: A Framework for Analysis 1. Oppression: The Fundamental Injustice of Social Institutions: 2. Social Groups and Institutional Constraints: 3. Psychological Mechanisms of Oppression: Part II: Forces of Oppression 4. Violence as a Force of Oppression: 5. Economic Forces of Oppression: 6. Psychological Harms of Oppression: Part III: We Shall Overcome 7. Resistance and Responsibility: 8. Fashioning Freedom: Appendix, Notes, References, Index:
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Oxford University Press Worlds of Power
Book SynopsisWith Christian revivals (including Evangelicals in the White House), Islamic radicalism and the revitalisation of traditional religions it is clear that the world is not heading towards a community of secular states. Nowhere are religious thought and political practice more closely intertwined than in Africa. African migrants in Europe and America who send home money to build churches and mosques, African politicians who consult diviners, guerrilla fighters who believe that amulets can protect them from bullets, and ordinary people who seek ritual healing: all of these are applying religious ideas to everyday problems of existence, at every level of society. Far from falling off the map of the world, Africa is today a leading centre of Christianity and a growing field of Islamic activism, while African traditional religions are gaining converts in the West. One cannot understand the politics of the present without taking religious thought seriously. Stories about witches, miracles, oTrade ReviewThis remarkable book urges us to recast our approach to understanding modern African history by recognizing the religious basis of African political practice. * American Historical Review *Ellis and Ter Haar's approach is not wholly original, of course. They frequently invoke the spirit of Max Weber and engage an unusually wide range of African, European, and Asian, Anglophone and Francophone scholars, but none have embraced the overall field of religious thought and political practice in the modern world so persuasively or so elegantly. This book is a critical corrective to much of the recent literature on colonialism and globalization that interprets modern African history largely in terms of alien influences and ideas and forces us to take spiritual forces and ideas as seriously as material ones. * American Historical Review *This book is a fascinating, insightful and timely contribution to our body of knowledge about the worlds most culturally-diverse, yet least- understood continent. Worlds of Power should be required reading for anyone concerned with Africa today. * Jon Lee Anderson, author of The Lion's Grave: Dispatches From Afghanistan *Worlds of Power shows how religious and supernatural ideas dominate African politics and culture, how they shape the ways that Africans both rich and poor view the world. The materials about clandestine politics, secret societies and conspiracy theories are especially intriguing - though they are handled throughout in a responsible and scholarly way. This wide-ranging and thoroughly researched book is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand modern Africa. * Philip Jenkins, author of The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity *Power in the material world, most Africans continue to believe, cannot be separated from its source in the spiritual. It is the singular genius of authors Stephen Ellis and Gerrie ter Haar that they understand the encompassing nature and centrality of this belief. [...] The clarity and accuracy of this analytical lens makes Worlds of Power one of the most important books on African religion-and, indeed, on African politics-to appear in many years. * Professor R. Scott Appleby, University of Notre Dame *Quite effective and illuminating. * Robert M. Baum, Journal of the American Academy of Religion *
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Oxford University Press The Guardian of Every Other Right
Book SynopsisThe Guardian of Every Other Right chronicles the pivotal role of property rights in fashioning the American constitutional order from the colonial era to the current controversies over eminent domain and land use controls. The book emphasizes the interplay of law, ideology, politics, and economic change in shaping constitutional thought and provides a historical perspective on the contemporary debate about property rights. Since publication of the original edition of this work, both academic and popular interest in the constitutional rights of property owners has markedly increased. Now in its third edition, this text has been revised to incorporate a full treatment of important judicial decisions, notable legislation, and scholarship since the second edition appeared in 1997. In particular, Ely provides helpful background and context for understanding the controversial Kelo decision relating to the exercise of eminent domain power for public use. Covering the entire history of propertTrade ReviewAcclaim for previous editions "An informative and balanced account of the history of property rights protections under the Constitution. * The American Journal of Legal History *Acclaim for previous editions "This slender volume should serve well on reading lists both in introductory American history courses and in upper-division legal history or constitutional law courses. * The American Historical Review *Acclaim for previous editions "Greatly clarifies the pivotal place of private property in the American system. Through a sophisticated historical analysis, Ely illuminates two recurring issues of great importance: the constitutional limits on government regulation of property and the complex relationship between property ownership and individual liberty. * Norman Dorsen, New York University School of Law *Acclaim for previous editions "A wonderfully compact odyssey through the history of constitutional protection for property rights in this country. Tracing the winding evolution of Supreme Court decisions that affected the uses and enjoyment of property, as well as the government's attempts to regulate the same, Ely constructs a comprehensive, yet surprisingly readable examination of the issues. * The Journal of Southern History *Table of ContentsEditor's Preface ; Preface ; Introduction ; 1. The Origins of Property Rights: The Colonial Period ; 2. The Revolutionary Era, 1765-1787 ; 3. "Property Must Be Secured": Establishing a New Constitutional Order ; 4. The Development of Property Rights in the Antebellum Era, 1791-1861 ; 5. The Gilded Age and the Challenge of Industrialization ; 6. Progressive Reform and Judicial Conservatism, 1900-1932 ; 7. The New Deal and the Demise of Laissez-Faire Constitutionalism ; 8. Property Rights and the Regulatory State ; 9. Epilogue ; Notes ; Bibliographical Essay ; Index of Cases ; Index
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Oxford University Press Women Gender and Politics
Book SynopsisWomen, Gender, and Politics brings together both classic and recent readings on central topics in the study of gender and politics, and places an emphasis on comparing developed and developing countries. Genuinely international in its focus, the book is divided into five sections to reflect the range of research in the subfield: (1) women and social movements, (2) women and political parties, (3) women, gender, and elections, (4) women, gender, and public policies, and (5) women, gender, and the state. Each section serves as an introduction to general trends in thinking about women and politics, and the readings capture the ways that research has developed both thematically and chronologically in all of the five broad areas. The volume''s innovative design, global approach, and comprehensive coverage make it an ideal teaching book and a valuable resource for students and scholars throughout the world.Trade ReviewThe depth and breadth of this book make it required reading for all scholars of gender and politics. * Ana Gilling, Political Studies Review Vol. 11 *Table of ContentsPREFACE; PART I WOMEN AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS; WOMEN AND POLITICAL PARTIES; WOMEN, GENDER, AND ELECTIONS; WOMEN, GENDER, AND POLITICAL REPRESENTATION; WOMEN, GENDER, AND PUBLIC POLICIES; WOMEN, GENDER, AND THE STATE
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Oxford University Press Political Psychology Neuroscience Genetics and Politics
Book SynopsisThis text is designed to prepare the students to understand the ancient questions raised by our elders, from Ancient Greece through the Enlightenment and to today. And, to see how the newer approaches enable us to escape static disputes by using new tools, conceptual, theoretical, and methodological to seek new answers.Trade ReviewThis Political Psychology textbook is an excellent and extensive introduction to what political psychology is, as well as a thorough introduction to the field. * Russell F. Farnen, Politics, Culture and Socialization *Table of ContentsPreface ; Section I: Introduction ; Chapter 1: The Importance of Political Psychology ; The Field of Political Psychology ; The Social Organization of Political Psychology ; The Core Concerns of Political Psychology ; The Usefulness of Taxonomies ; Human Nature and Human Politics ; Doing Political Psychology ; Explanation in Political Psychology ; Description and Explanation in Political Psychology ; Plan of the Book ; Exercises ; Chapter 2: A Brief Methodology Primer for Political Psychologists ; Explanations as Persuasion or Justification, and Explanation as Knowledge ; Generating Explanations: Theorizing ; Getting Observations: Data, Sampling and Generalization ; Surveys - Samples from a Population of Interest ; Experiments ; Other Data Collection Methodologies ; Measuring Concepts: Measurement Theory ; Forms of Relationships ; Conclusion ; Exercises ; Chapter 3: A Short History of a Long Tradition ; Time ; Understanding Premodern Conceptions of Time ; Understanding Modern Time ; Emotion and Reason Shaping Political Psychology ; The Modern Dilemma: The Unexpected Trajectory of Progress ; Conclusion ; Exercises ; Chapter 4: Neuroscience and Political Psychology ; Neuroscience and Time ; Neuroscience and Knowledge ; Neuroscience and Action ; Psychology and Knowledge ; Valence Conception ; Discrete, or Appraisal Conceptions ; Dimensional Conceptions ; Conclusion ; Exercises ; Section II: Political Psychology ; Chapter 5: Brain and Conscious Mind ; The Psychology of Mind and Brain ; Split Brain Experiments ; Time and Brain Functions ; A Provisional Beginning: The Theory of Affective Intelligence ; The Politics of Mind and Brain ; Conclusion ; Exercises ; Chapter 6: Political Action - The Uses and Limits of the Mind ; The Limits of the Mind, the Blind Spot of Political Psychology ; An Overview of Preconscious Appraisal and Action ; Political Psychology Wrestles with the Unconscious ; The Preconscious and Politics ; Dual Process Models - Brain and Mind ; Conclusion ; Exercises ; Chapter 7: Personality and Political Psychology ; A Very Brief Historical Introduction to Personality ; Personality as Taxonomy - Personality as Types ; The Four Humors ; Modern Research on Personality ; Personality in Psychobiography ; Personality in Political Psychology ; Four Limitations of trait Conceptions of Personality ; Neuroscience and Personality ; Pathology and Research Agenda of Personality in Political Psychology ; Political Psychology and Personality Going Forward ; Suggested Readings ; Resources ; Exercises ; Chapter 8: Political Psychology and Democratic Politics ; How Do We Know? ; How Do We Manage: Dual Process Models ; Moral Judgment ; Free Will ; The Special Challenge of Manipulation ; Rethinking Core Conceptions ; Appendix ; Critical books and articles exploring biological sources of variation in personality ; Gene Environment Interactions ; Motor Action (behavior) ; Vision ; Memory ; Seminal Pieces regarding Genes and Political Attitudes ; Applications to Political Psychology - Selected Examples ; Developmental Psychology ; Early Seminal Work on Personality ; Some Primers: Evolutionary Accounts & Probabilistic Epigenesis ; Affective Neuroscience ; Early Basics ; Recent Basics ; Consciousness and Preconsciousness ; Amygdala ; Social Neuroscience ; Behavioral Development ; Neural Development ; Decision Neuroscience ; Exercises ; Section III: Political Social Psychology ; Chapter 9: Using the Past and Present so as to Live in the Future ; A Brief Reprise ; Context in Political Philosophy ; Context in Psychology ; A Preliminary Consideration of Authority and Context in Politics ; A Provisional Psychological Taxonomy of Context ; Assessing the Empirical Story ; The Normative Story ; Affect and Context ; A Taxonomy of Context or a Taxonomy of Contexts ; Exercises ; Chapter 10: Conclusion: Political Psychology and Politics ; Introduction ; The Limitations of Political Psychology ; An Agenda for Political Psychology (Redux) ; Political Psychology for the Young Scholar ; Choosing Research Topics ; Political Psychology for the Citizen ; Index
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OUP USA The Oxford Handbook of Mexican Politics
Book SynopsisOver the course of the thirty-one essays in The Oxford Handbook of Mexican Politics some of the world's leading scholars of Mexico will provide a comprehensive view of the remarkable transformation of the nation's political system to a democratic model. In turn they will assess the most influential institutions, actors, policies and issues in its current evolution toward democratic consolidation.Trade ReviewMexican politics are complicated, but they are not inexplicable. In this timely contribution, Roderic Camp has overseen a large-scale effort to decipher the rules and traditions of political activity in Mexico. To understand how Mexico came to this moment, this book of essays is indispensable. Policymakers on both sides of the border, students and professors, as well as the educated public with an interest in the region, would do well to take on this volume, to read and digest the deep learning of the contributors, and, by doing so, form a more coherent and intellectually honest vision of the future of Mexican politics. * Mexican Studies *Table of ContentsAbout the Contributors ; Part I: Introduction ; 1. The Democratic Transformation of Mexican Politics- Roderic Ai Camp ; Part II: Political Development ; 2. Democracy from Independence to Revolution - Jaime E. Rodriguez O. ; 3. Mexican Elections, 1910 to 1994: Voters, Violence and Veto Power - Paul Gillingham ; 4. Mexican Democracy in Comparative Perspective - Peter H. Smith ; Part III: Institutions as Transformational Actors ; 5. Municipalities and Policy Making - Andrew Selee ; 6. Invigorating Federalism: the Emergence of Governors and State Legislatures as Powerbrokers and Policy Innovators - Caroline C. Beer ; 7. The Dinosaur that Evolved: Changes to the PRI's Gubernatorial Candidate Selection, 1980 to 2009 - Joy Langston ; 8. Holding Power: The PAN as Mexico's Incumbent Party - Steven T. Wuhs ; 9. PRD and the Left - Kathleen Bruhn ; 10. Ulysses, the Sirens, and Mexico's Judiciary: Increasing Pre-Commitments to Strengthen the Rule of Law - Todd A. Eisenstadt and Jennifer Yelle ; 11. The Fall of the Dominant Presidency: Lawmaking under Divided Government in Mexico - Benito Nacif ; Part IV: Changing Roles ; 12. Civil-Military Relations in Mexico: The Unfinished Transition - Jordi Diez ; 13. Mexican Political Elites in a Democratic Setting - Roderic Ai Camp ; 14. Big Business, Democracy, and the Politics of Competition - Strom Thacker ; 15. Organized Labor and Politics in Mexico - Graciela Bensusan and Kevin J. Middlebrook ; Part V: New Actors ; 16. Democracy in the Newsroom: The Evolution of Journalism and the News Media - Sallie Hughes ; 17. Social and Indigenous Movements in Mexico's Transition to Democracy ; - Shannan Mattiace ; 18. Human Rights and NGO's - Mariclaire Acosta ; 19. Women and Grassroots Politics - Victoria E. Rodriguez ; 20. Drug-Traffickers as Political Actors in Mexico's Nascent Democracy - John Bailey ; Part VI: Electoral Politics and the Changing Political Landscape ; 21. Changing Dimensions of National Political Elections - James A. McCann ; 22. Mexico's Campaigns and the Benchmark Elections of 2000 and 2006 - Jorge I. Dominguez ; 23. The Return of <"the Local>" to Mexican Politics - Jonathan Hiskey ; Part VII: Demographics and Political Attitudes ; 24. Who is the Mexican Voter? - Alejandro Moreno ; 25. Polling and Pollsters as Agents of Change: An Historical Account of Public Opinion ; Research in Mexico from 1938 to 2010 - Pablo Paras and Miguel Basanez ; 26. Regionalism in Mexican Electoral Politics - Joseph L. Klesner ; Part VIII: Politics and Policy Issues ; 27. United States-Mexican Relations and Mexican Domestic Politics - Pamela K. Starr ; 28. Domestic and National Security Challenges in Mexico - David A. Shirk ; 29. Mexico-US Migration Policy: Historical Review and Contemporary Challenges ; - Marc R. Rosenblum ; 30. Economy as Grand-Guignol: The Post-reform Era in Mexico- William P. Glade ; 31. The Path of Economic Liberalism - Mark Eric Williams ; Index
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Oxford University Press Justice and the Social Contract
Book SynopsisSamuel Freeman was a student of the influential philosopher John Rawls, he has edited numerous books dedicated to Rawls'' work and is arguably Rawls'' foremost interpreter. This volume collects new and previously published articles by Freeman on Rawls. Among other things, Freeman places Rawls within historical context in the social contract tradition, and thoughtfully addresses criticisms of this position. Not only is Freeman a leading authority on Rawls, but he is an excellent thinker in his own right, and these articles will be useful to a wide range of scholars interested in Rawls and the expanse of his influence.Trade ReviewHighly recommended. * D.H. Rice, CHOICE *Table of ContentsPART ONE: A THEORY OF JUSTICE ; PART TWO: POLITICAL LIBERALISM ; PART THREE: THE LAW OF PEOPLES
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Oxford University Press, USA Individuality and Mass Democracy Mill Emerson and the Burdens of Citizenship
Trade ReviewThis is a very well-written, well-argued, and thoroughly researched volume...Highly recommended. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsPART 1: DEMOCRATIC INDIVIDUALITY ; 1. Responsible Citizenship ; 2. Docility and Democracy ; 3. The Ideal of Individuality ; PART II: EMERSON ; 4. The Docile Individual ; 5. Emersonian Transitions ; 6. Withdrawal from Complicity ; PART III: MILL ; 7. Conformity and Subjection ; 8. The Active Mind ; 9. Individuality and Civic Virtue ; PART IV: CONCLUSION ; 10. The Burdens of Citizenship ; KEY TO REFERENCES ; BIBLIOGRAPHY
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British Academy The State of the Political Conceptions of Politics and the State in the Thought of Max Weber Carl Schmitt and Franz Neumann British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs
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Clarendon Press The Culture of Secrecy Britain 18321998
Book SynopsisA comprehensive study of the closure of communication in modern British history, right up to 1998. The text seeks to understand why secrets have been kept, and how the systems of control have been constructed and challenged over the past 160 years.Trade ReviewThis is the best book ever written on the history of official secrecy in Britian ... it ranges much wider than the Whitehall machine and investigates secrecy in other areas of British public life. It is this aspect of David Vincent's work that provides a range of perspective that is so often missing from other accounts of secrecy. * Clive Ponting, THES 3/3/00 *Table of ContentsBibliography ; Index ; 1. The Problem of Secrecy ; 2. Honourable Secrecy 1832-1870 ; 3. The Road to Regulation, 1870-1911 ; 4. Public Knowledge, 1911-1945 ; 5. Citizenship and Secrecy, 1945-1972 ; 6. Secrecy and Reform, 1972-1989 ; 7. The British Way ; Afterword
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Clarendon Press Sovereignty and the Sword Harrington Hobbes and Mixed Government in the English Civil Wars Oxford Historical Monographs
Book SynopsisThomas Hobbes and James Harrington were two mid-17th century political thinkers who are known today as spokesmen of opposite positions. This book rewrites the common view, arguing that behind their disagreements there lay a common perspective on the subject of sovereignty.Trade Reviewthis slim but muscular study. ... an analysis of unusual elegance and power. * Jonathan Scott, English Historical Review. *In this slim but muscular study the relationship between two of seventeenth centry Englands most important political writers comes under scrutiny from the standpoint of some sharply determined claims and juxtapositions ... an analysis of unusual elegance and power. * Jonathan Scott, English Historical Review, June 00. *Professor Fukuda's analysis depends upon a careful reading in both primary and secondary materials. His interweaving of philosophical argument and historical circumstances is complex, but his frequent reiteration and rephrasing of his main points easily leads the reader. The explanatory footnotes also show the depth of his studies. These are impressive positives ... a valuable contribution to understanding both thought and practice in English constitutionalism. * Seventeenth-Century News *In this elegant, brief book Fukuda seeks to elevate the reputation of James Harrington, and largely succeeds. * D. R. Bisson, CHOICE *In this slim but muscular study the relationship between two of seventeenth-century England's most important political writers comes under scrutiny from the standpoint of some sharply determined claims and juxtapositions... an analysis of unusual elegance and power. * Jonathon Scott, English historical Review *Fukuda displays historical and analytic acumen in a work that is admirably clear, concise and provocative. Those who take seriously the republican and (or) the social-contract traditions will likely find Fukuda's ideas instructive and disagree with some or all of them. * Deborah Baumgold, Albion *
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Oxford University Press The Rights of War and Peace
Book SynopsisThe Rights of War and Peace is the first fully historical account of the formative period of modern theories of international law. It sets the scene with an extensive history of the theory of international relations from antiquity down to the seventeenth century. Professor Tuck then examines the arguments over the moral basis for war and international aggression, and links the debates to the writings of the great political theorists such as Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Kant. This is not only an account of international law: as Professor Tuck shows, ideas about inter-state relations were central to the formation of modern liberal political theory, for the best example of the kind of agent which liberalism presupposes was provided by the modern state. As a result, the book illuminates the presuppositions behind much current political theory, and puts into a new perspective the connection between liberalism and imperialism.Trade ReviewIn often dazzling displays of how to combine theoretical acumen and historical scholarship, Tuck has vastly enriched our understanding of his subjects * Mind *Fascinating new book ... Tuck's thesis, argued with great historical erudition and philosophical subtlety, is persuasive ... a rich and stimulating book * Bhikhu Parekh, Times Literary Supplement *Recommended for anyone interested in the history of international law * Choice *Table of ContentsPreface ; Introduction ; 1. Humanism ; 2. Scholasticism ; 3. Hugo Grotius ; 4. Thomas Hobbes ; 5. Samuel Pufendorf ; 6. From Locke to Vattel ; 7. Rousseau and Kant ; Conclusion ; Index
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Clarendon Press A System of Social Science Papers Relating to Adam Smith
Book SynopsisThis edition of Andrew Skinner's essays has been updated to take account of his latest thinking on Adam Smith's system of social and moral science and his experience of teaching Smith to a student audience.
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Clarendon Press Politics
Book SynopsisBooks V and VI of Aristotle''s Politics constitute a manual on practical politics. In the fifth book Aristotle examines the causes of faction and constitutional change and suggests remedies for political instability. In the sixth book he offers practical advice to the statesman who wishes to establish, preserve, or reform a democracy or an oligarchy. He discusses many political issues, theoretical and practical, which are still widely debated today--revolution and reform, democracy and tyranny, freedom and equality. David Keyt presents a clear and accurate new translation of these books, together with a commentary which, though primarily philosophical, also supplies a key to Aristotle''s many historical references. It is intended to guide readers towards a proper understanding of this classic text in the history of political thought, and does not assumes knowledge of Greek or of ancient history and politics.Trade ReviewAn excellent addition to the Clarendon Aristotle Series ... Compared to some other recent and/or widely read translations of the Politics, Keyt's is among those that stuck closest to the Greek text, and is better than the rest when considering (as we should) both readability and accuracy. * The Philosophical Review *Keyt's translation is excellent both in accuracy and fluency. The commentary is comprehensive. Keyt explores the meaning of the text, probes the logic of arguments, supplies the linguistic and cultural context, explains the known historical references, and cites relevant parallel texts of Aristotle ... This series of translations and commentaries is likely to remain the standard for a long time. * International Philosophical Quarterly *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION; TRANSLATION; COMMENTARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; GLOSSARY; INDEX.
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Clarendon Press John Locke Selected Correspondence
Book SynopsisJohn Locke (1632-1704) was a prolific correspondent leaving behind him over 3600 letters, a collection almost unmatched in pre-modern times. A man of insatiable curiosity and wide social connection, his letters open up the cultural, social, intellectual and political worlds of the later Stuart age.Trade ReviewThis handsomely produced volume is well worth its while ... The result of Goldie's choice of letters and of the generally excellent editorial material which surrounds them is a book not only in which one might browse with pleasure but also which might be read systematically. * Locke Studies *Mark Goldie has now performed a vital task for all serious students of Locke: he has given us a selection of the most important of these letters in a single volume that is light in weight and elegantly annotated. The letters collected here-both to and from Locke-can be read from start to finish, telling the story of a man who was to find himself both at the centre of the 'commonwealth of learning' and of the struggle against political and religious tyranny in the British Isles. * James Hill, Acta Comeniana *Each of the sixteen temporally separate groups of letters is prefaced with a couple of pages of useful biography. Also there is an excellent overall thirty-page introduction. * Locke Studies *Mark Goldie's edition of Selected Correspondence is a timely attempt to unlock this cabinet of secrets for a much larger audience ... His knowledge of Locke and his historical setting is exemplary ... He faces the formidable challenge with tact and composure ... fascinating to read, and often illuminating in detail ... It fully deserves to carry the pleasures and insights of the correspondence to a much wider circle of readers. * John Dunn, Times Literary Supplement *Table of Contents1. REVOLUTIONARY ENGLAND, 1656-1660
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Clarendon Press Politics
Book SynopsisThe third and fourth book of Aristotle''s Politics discuss fundamental questions in political philosophy: the nature of citizenship, the purpose of the state, the role of law, the merits of various constitutions.Richard Robinson''s volume was the first to be published in the Clarendon Aristotle Series, and it remains a model of its kind - a lucid and provocative Introduction, an accurate but readable translation, and concise and critical notes.For this reissue, David Keyt has written a Supplementary Essay, in which he surveys and develops some recent ideas on the main themes of Politics III and IV. He also provides an up-to-date bibliography.
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Clarendon Press Welfare Happiness and Ethics
Book SynopsisMoral philosophers agree that welfare matters. But they do not agree about what it is, or how much it matters. Wayne Sumner presents an original theory of welfare, investigating its nature and discussing its importance. He considers and rejects all notable rival theories, both objective and subjective, including hedonism and theories founded on desire or preference. His own theory connects welfare closely with happiness or life satisfaction. Professor Sumner then proceeds to defend welfarism, that is, to argue (against the value pluralism that currently dominates moral philosophy) that welfare is the only basic ethical value, the only thing which we have a moral reason to promote for its own sake. He concludes by discussing the implications of this thesis for ethical and political theory.Trade ReviewVery helpful footnotes and an extensive bibliography. Upper-division undergraduate and graduate students and faculty in philosophy will find this volume of special interest. * Choice *Undismayed by the damage that economists and politicians in different ways have done to the term 'welfare', Sumner offers a carefully developed systematic argument for restoring the term to a better use ... This argument moves on from stage to stage to few visible slips. At every stage it is illuminating. At every stage it keeps up enough suspense to impel readers to go on to see how the next stage will work out. This will be true even for readers thoroughly familiar with the topics and the texts that Sumner takes up. Sumner has something new and penetrating to say about all of them. Thus overall it is a very accomplished book. * David Braybrooke, Philosophy in Review *The book is extremely well-written and argued, and the discussion of competing views (e.g., hedonism, desire theory, perfectionism) is very insightful. Most importantly, Sumner's theory of welfare breaks important new ground, and is sure to become one of the leading theories. Ignore this book at your peril. * Peter Vallentyne, Economics and Philosophy *a clear, careful and well-crafted investigation into major theories of welfare * Bruce Brower, University of Tulane, The Philosophical Review, vol 107, no 2, April 1998 *Table of Contents1. THE CONCEPT OF WELFARE; 2. WELFARE AND SUBJECTIVITY; 3. OBJECTIVE THEORIES; 4. HEDONISM; 5. THE DESIRE THEORY; 6. WELFARE AND HAPPINESS; 7. WELFARISM; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.
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Clarendon Press The Nature of the Crown A Legal and Political Analysis
Book SynopsisThis work draws together a collection of essays written by experienced academics and practitioners that explores what the Crown is, or might be, in contemporary theory and practice and the critical issues relating to it.Trade ReviewThis study of 'the Crown' is major, accurate and exhaustive. It is a credit to the Oxford University Press. The leading academic constitutional lawyers of our time have each contributed to a chapter looking at the theory of 'the Crown' historically, philosophically and legally. Their collective learning is immense, and is deployed without pity. * Contemporary Review, January 2000 *This is a refreshing book, which grapples with basic priciples and presents a wide range of reflections about the nature of the Crown... will help to clarify our understanding of the place of the Crown in the modern system of government. * Colin Turpin, The Cambridge Law Journal *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. The Crown, Ministers and Officials ; 3. The State, The Crown and the Law ; 4. The Royal Prerogative ; 5. The Crown and the Changing Nature of Government ; 6. The Antinomies of the Law Officers ; 7. Crown Privileges ; 8. Judicial Review and the Prerogative Powers of the Crown ; 9. Legal Remedies against the Crown and its Officers ; 10. The Crown and Accountability for the Armed Forces ; 11. The Crown and its Employees ; 12. The Community, the Crown and the State ; 13. Constitutional Reform and the Crown
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Clarendon Press On Human Conduct
Book SynopsisOn Human Conduct is composed of three connected essays. Each has its own concern: the first with theoretical understanding, and with human conduct in general; the second with an ideal mode of human relationship which the author has called civil association; and the third with that ambiguous, historic association commonly called a modern European state. Running through the work is Professor Oakshott''s belief in philosophical reflection as an adventure: the adventure of one who seeks to understand in other terms what he already understands, and where the understanding is sought is a disclosure of the conditions of the understanding enjoyed and not a substitute for it. Its most appropriate expression is an essay, which, he writes, ''does not dissemble the conditionality of the conclusions it throws up and although it may enlighten it does not instruct.''Trade Review`Oakeshott presents three essays: on the theoretical understanding of human conduct, on the civil condition as the ideal mode of human association, and on the modern European state ... this book is rather like a long elegant conversation - sometimes rather abstract, always with a keen eye for concrete exemplification, learned, analytical, and full of trenchant insights.' Library JournalTable of ContentsOn the theoretical understanding of human conduct; On the civil condition; On the character of a modern European state
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Clarendon Press On Nationality
Book SynopsisNationalism is a dominating force in contemporary politics, but political philosophers have been markedly reluctant to discuss, let alone endorse, nationalist ideas. David Miller here defends the principle of nationality. He argues that national identities are valid sources of personal identity; that we are justified in recognizing special obligations to our co-nationals; that nations have good grounds for wanting to be politically self-determining; but that recognizing the claims of nationality does not entail suppressing other sources of personal identity, such as ethnicity. Finally, he considers the claim that national identities are dissolving in the late twentieth century. This timely and provocative study offers the most compelling defence to date of nationality from a radical perspective.Trade ReviewClearly written and argued, it contributes much to the current focus on nationalism * Choice *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. National Identity ; 3. The Ethics of Nationality ; 4. National Self-Determination ; 5. Nationality and Cultural Pluralism ; 6. Nationality in Decline? ; 7. Conclusion
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Clarendon Press Real Freedom for All
Book SynopsisCapitalist societies are full of unacceptable inequalities. Freedom is of paramount importance. These two convictions are widely shared across the world. Yet they often seem in complete contradiction with each other. Fighting inequality jeopardizes freedom; taking freedom seriously boosts inequality. What can be done? Can the circle be squared? Philippe Van Parijs offers a ground breaking solution to the dilemma. Assessing and rejecting the claims of both socialism and conventional capitalism, he presents a clear and compelling alternative vision of the just society: a capitalist society offering a substantial unconditional basic income to all its members. Moving beyond pure political theory, Van Parijs shows what his ideal of free society means in the real world by drawing out its controversial policy implications. Real Freedom for All will be essential reading for anyone concerned about the just society and the welfare state as we move into the twenty first century.Trade ReviewReal Freedom for All is not just an exercise in political advocacy. It is an important piece of social philosophy on its own right. Although Van Parijs's main concern is to defend his own views, this book amounts to a critical guide through much of the recent literature on the topics it addresses. Professional philosophers will therefore find it stimulating and instructive, even as they take issue with one or another of its many controversial contentions. * Andrew Levine, The Philosophical Review, Vol.105 No.4 *Table of Contents1. Capitalism, Socialism, and Freedom ; 2. The Highest Sustainable Basic Income ; 3. Undominated Diversity ; 4. Jobs as Assets ; 5. Exploitation versus Real Freedom ; 6. Capitalism Justified
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Clarendon Press Ideologies and Political Theory
Book SynopsisIdeologies play a crucial role in the way we understand and shape the political world. But no one has yet satisfactorily explained the nature of ideologies themselves. In this important study, Michael Freeden offers a ground-breaking approach to the subject. Drawing on the political experience of Britain, France, Germany, and the USA over the past two centuries, the author provides an in-depth examination of the key political ideologies: liberalism, conservatism, socialism, feminism, and green political thought. He goes on to outline a powerful and sophisticated new theory of ideologies and argues that by paying special attention to the complexity, conceptual inter-relationship, and historical and contemporary context of ideologies we can both better understand them and reinvigorate the study of political theory. From reviews of the hardback:''What is on offer here is both a highly original and profoundly stimulating analysis of ideological thinking. Freeden''s book will undoubtedly shTrade ReviewWhat is on offer here is both a highly original and profoundly stimulating analysis of ideological thinking. Freeden's book will undoubtedly shape and redefine the field of 'ideological studies' as it presently stands, initiating fruitful lines of research for many years to come ... There is much to admire in this book. * History of European Ideas *The approach is immensely illuminating ... The outstanding merit of Freeden's work is that he has shown what political philosophy presently lacks, and has done so by demonstrating that ideologies should not be dismissed as merely the 'poor cousins' of philosophies. Both political theory and political philosophy have a great deal to learn from this book. * Radical Philosophy *Table of ContentsPART 1. THEORIZING ABOUT IDEOLOGICAL MORPHOLOGY ; PART II. LIBERALISM: THE DOMINANT IDEOLOGY ; PART III. THE ADAPTABILITY OF CONSERVATISM ; PART IV. SOCIALISM: THE CONTAINMENT OF TRANSCENDENCE ; PART V. TRANSFORMATION AND DILUTION: THE ASSAULT ON IDEOLOGICAL CONVENTION
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Oxford University Press, USA Debating Democracys Discontent Essays on American Politics Law and Public Philosophy
Book SynopsisA critique of Michael Sandel's "Democracy's Discontent". Sandel's liberal and feminist critics square off with his communitarian and civic republican sympathizers in a lively and wide-ranging discussion spanning constitutional law, culture, and political economy.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Quest for a Post-Liberal Public Philosophy ; PART 1. REVIVING CIVIC VIRTUE ; 1. . The Retrieval of Civic Virtue: A Critical Appreciation of Sandel's Democracy's Discontent ; 2. Virtue En Mass ; 3. Reworking Sandel's Republicanism ; PART 2. TOWARD AN AMERICAN PUBLIC PHILOSOPHY ; 4. Political Economy and the Politics of Virtue: US Public Philosophy at Century's End ; 5. The Encumbered American Self ; 6. A Public Philosophy for the Professional-Managerial Class ; 7. Notes of a Jewish Episcopalian: Gender as a Language of Class; Religion as a Dialect of Liberalism ; PART 3. LIBERAL REPUBLICANISM ; 8. A Defense of Minimalist Liberalism ; 9. Michael Sandel and Richard Rorty: Two Models of the Republic ; 10. Liberal Egalitarianism and Civic Republicanism: Friends or Enemies? ; 11. Moral Status and the Status of Morality in Political Liberalism ; 12. Sandel's Liberal Politics ; PART 4. LIVING WITH DIFFERENCE ; 13. Michael Sandel's America ; 14. Moral Dialogues: A Communitarian Core Element ; 15. Can This Republic be Saved? ; 16. Civic Republicanism and Civic Pluralism: The Silent Struggle of Michael Sandel ; 17. Living with Difference ; PART 5. LAW, MORALS, AND PRIVATE LIVES ; 18. Unencumbered Individuals and Embedded Selves: Reasons to Resist Dichotomous Thinking in Family Law ; 19. The Right of Privacy in Sandel's Procedural Republic ; 20. Gay Marriage and Liberal Constitutionalism: Two Mistakes ; PART 6. SELF-GOVERNMENT AND DEMOCRATIC DISCONTENT ; 21. Fusion Republicanism ; 22. Corporate Speech and Civic Virtue ; 23. Federalism as a Cure for Democracy's Discontent? ; PART 7. A REPLY TO MY CRITICS ; 24. A Reply to My Critics
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Oxford University Press Republicanism
Book SynopsisThis is the first full-length presentation of a republican alternative to the liberal and communitarian theories that have dominated political philosophy in recent years. The author''s eloquent, compelling account opens with an examination of the traditional republican conception of freedom as non-domination, contrasting this with established negative and positive views of liberalism. The book examines what the implementation of the ideal would imply for substantive policy-making, constitutional and democratic design, regulatory control and the relation between state and civil society. Professor Pettit''s powerful and insightful new work offers not only a unified, theoretical overview of the many strands of republican ideas, it also provides a new and sophisticated perspective on studies in related fields including the history of ideas, jurisprudence, and criminology. The author had included a new postscript to this paperback edition, which offers a sketch of the crucial republican idTrade ReviewPettit follows Skinner in aligning himself with a version of republicanism that is every bit as realist and anti-perfectionist as contemporary liberalism, yet capable of offering a genuinely radical critique of its deficiencies in promoting a community of equal citizens. * Res Publica *Petit's work is a major advance on previous studies of republican political philosophy. In terms of analytical rigour and imaginative insight, it is easily the best book on the subject. * Mind *Table of ContentsPART 1. REPUBLICANISM FREEDOM ; Before Negative and Positive Liberty ; Liberty as Non-domination ; Non-domination as a Political Ideal ; Liberty, Equality, Community ; PART II. REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT ; Republican Aims: Causes and Policies ; Republican Forms: Constitutionalism and Democracy ; Checking the Republic ; Civilising the Republic ; Republicanism: A Propositional Summary ; Republicanism: Once More with Hindsight
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Oxford University Press, USA Responsibility and Distributive Justice
Book SynopsisUnder what conditions are people responsible for their choices and the outcomes of those choices? How could such conditions be fostered by liberal societies? Should what people are due as a matter of justice depend on what they are responsible for? For example, how far should healthcare provision depend on patients'' past choices? What values would be realized and which hampered by making justice sensitive to responsibility? Would it give people what they deserve? Would it advance or hinder equality? The explosion of philosophical interest in such questions has been fuelled by increased focus on individual responsibility in political debates. Political philosophers, especially egalitarians, have responded to such developments by attempting to map out the proper place for responsibility in theories of justice. Responsibility and Distributive Justice both reflects on these recent developments in normative political theory and moves the debate forwards. Written by established experts in tTrade ReviewThe essays in this collection illustrate the range of ways in which considerations of responsibility might be relevant to distributive justice, beyond narrow formulations of luck egalitarianism, and, as such, should be of interest to a wide range of readers ... the collection raises interesting questions over the correct characterization of luck egalitarianism, as well as over the relevance of economics and empirical findings to debates over responsibility-sensitive justice * Emily McTernan, Economics and Philosophy *The scope of the collection and the contributors' careful, rigorous discussions make this a very valuable contribution to the debate. * Kristin Voigt, Ethical Perspectives *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Luck Egalitarianism - A Primer ; 2. 1. Justice, Equality, Fairness, Desert, Rights, Free Will, Responsibility, and Luck ; 3. Four Approaches to Equal Opportunity ; 4. Luck Egalitarianism and Group Responsibility ; 5. Responsibility and Respect: Reconciling Two Egalitarian Visions ; 6. Mad, Bad, or Faulty? Desert in Distributive and Retributive Justice ; 7. Responsibility, Desert, and Justice ; 8. Responsibility and False Beliefs ; 9. The Public Ecology of Responsibility ; 10. The Apparent Asymmetry of Responsibility ; 11. Taking Up the Slack? Responsibility and Justice in Situations of Partial Compliance ; 12. Luck Prioritarian Justice in Health ; 13. Individual and Social Responsibility for Health ; Bibliography
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Oxford University Press Preventive Justice
Book SynopsisThis book arises from a three-year study of Preventive Justice directed by Professor Andrew Ashworth and Professor Lucia Zedner at the University of Oxford. The study seeks to develop an account of the principles and values that should guide and limit the state''s use of preventive techniques that involve coercion against the individual. States today are increasingly using criminal law or criminal law-like tools to try to prevent or reduce the risk of anticipated future harm. Such measures include criminalizing conduct at an early stage in order to allow authorities to intervene; incapacitating suspected future wrongdoers; and imposing extended sentences or indefinate on past wrongdoers on the basis of their predicted future conduct - all in the name of public protection and security. The chief justification for the state''s use of coercion is protecting the public from harm. Although the rationales and justifications of state punishment have been explored extensively, the scope, limitTrade Review'Preventive Justice is an impressive and unprecedented contribution to legal and criminal justice scholarship ... The book represents a vital first step on a, hopefully unavoidable, path towards a serious and critical appreciation of the role of prevention both in law and in liberal society more broadly' * Henrique Carvalho, Modern Law Review *'Among the many scholars who have turned their attention to this phenomenon, Andrew Ashworth and Lucia Zedner are probably the most influential ... Their monograph has accordingly been awaited eagerly; and it does not disappoint. Conceptually elegant, beautifully written, it not only maps out the contours of this emerging field of criminalization but also sets the recent developments within a much-needed historical context ... The book is a considerable achievement ... In Preventive Justice, Ashworth and Zedner have provided not only an excellent piece of scholarship in its own right, but a compelling case for an analytic focus on preventive criminalization.' * Nicola Lacey, British Journal of Criminology *'Ashworth and Zedner's Preventive Justice is the culmination of a project running over several years ... It is historically and theoretically informed and thoroughly convincing ... The authors' work is simultaneously groundbreaking and of direct practical application, and deserving of considerable praise.' * James Chalmers, Edinburgh Law Review *Table of Contents1. Introduction: the State and Coercive Preventive Measures ; 2. The Historical Origins of the Preventive State ; 3. Prevention, Policing and Criminal Procedure ; 4. Civil Preventive Orders ; 5. Preventive Offences in the Criminal Law: Rationales and Limits ; 6. Risk Assessment and the Preventive Role of the Criminal Court ; 7. Preventive Detention of the Dangerous ; 8. Counter-Terrorism Laws and Security Measures ; 9. Public Health Law, Prevention and Liberty ; 10. Prevention and Immigration Laws ; 11. Conclusions: the Preventive State and its Proper Limits ; Bibliography
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Oxford University Press, USA Feminism the Public and the Private
Book SynopsisSeries Blurb Oxford Readings in Feminism provide accessible, one-volume guides to the very best in contemporary feminist thinking, assessing its impact and importance in key areas of study. Collected together by scholars of outstanding reputation in their field, the articles chosen represent the most important work on feminist issues, and concise, lively introductions to each volume crystallize the main line of debate in the field. The categories of public and private have been at the centre of feminist theory for the past three decades. Focusing on the gendered relations of sexuality and the body, family life and democratic citizenship, feminists have redirected public debate on questions of privacy and publicity. They have challenged leading theories of the public sphere, adding immeasurably to the historical and cross-cultural understanding of public and private life, from the rise of liberal and democratic institutions in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to today''s media-sTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors ; Introduction ; I. THE PUBLIC/PRIVATE DISTINCTION IN FEMINIST THEORY ; 1. Is Female to Male as Nature Is to Culture? ; 2. Context Is All: Feminism and Theories of Citizenship ; 3. Models of Public Space: Hannah Arendt, the Liberal Tradition and Jurgen Habermas ; 4. Toward an Agonistic Feminism: Hannah Arendt and the Politics of Identity ; II. GENDER IN THE MODERN LIBERAL PUBLIC SPHERE ; 5. The Public and the Private Sphere: A Feminist Reconsideration ; 6. Regarding Some 'Old Husbands' Tales': Public and Private in Feminist History ; 7. Gender and Public Access: Women's Politics in Nineteenth-Century America ; 8. The Inviolable Woman: Feminist Conceptions of Citizenship in Australia ; 9. The Patriarchal Welfare State ; III. GENDERED SITES IN THE LATE MODERN PUBLIC SPHERE ; 10. Live Sex Acts (Parental Advisory: Explicit Material) ; 11. Interview with Barbara Kruger ; 12. Sex, Lies, and the Public Sphere: Reflections on the Confirmation of Clarence Thomas ; 13. On Being the Object of Property ; 14. All Hyped Up and No Place to Go ; 15. Celebrity Material: Materialist Feminism and the Culture of Celebrity ; 16. Hillary's Husband Re-Elected!: The Clinton Marriage of Politics and Power ; IV. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE IDENTITY: QUESTIONS FOR A FEMINIST PUBLIC SPHERE ; 17. Impartiality and the Civic Public: Some Implications of Feminist Critiques of Moral and Political Theory ; 18. Wounded Attachments: Late Modern Oppositional Formations ; 19. Dealing with Difference: A Politics of Ideas or a Politics of Presence? ; Index
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Oxford University Press Emotional Choices
Book SynopsisWhy do states often refuse to yield to military threats from a more powerful actor, such as the United States? Why do they frequently prefer war to compliance? International Relations scholars generally employ the rational choice logic of consequences or the constructivist logic of appropriateness to explain this puzzling behavior. Max Weber, however, suggested a third logic of choice in his magnum opus Economy and Society: human decision making can also be motivated by emotions. Drawing on Weber and more recent scholarship in sociology and psychology, Robin Markwica introduces the logic of affect, or emotional choice theory, into the field of International Relations. The logic of affect posits that actors'' behavior is shaped by the dynamic interplay among their norms, identities, and five key emotions: fear, anger, hope, pride, and humiliation. Markwica puts forward a series of propositions that specify the affective conditions under which leaders are likely to accept or reject a coercer''s demands. To infer emotions and to examine their influence on decision making, he develops a methodological strategy combining sentiment analysis and an interpretive form of process tracing. He then applies the logic of affect to Nikita Khrushchev''s behavior during the Cuban missile crisis in 1962 and Saddam Hussein''s decision making in the Gulf conflict in 1990-1 offering a novel explanation for why U.S. coercive diplomacy succeeded in one case but not in the other.Trade ReviewRestoring emotions to the central place that they deserve, Robin Markwica deploys mastery of the literature in both psychology and international politics to enrich our understanding of the way states react to coercion. His analyses of Nikita Khrushchev's behavior in the Cuban missile crisis and Saddam Hussein in the Gulf conflict use original sources and make original arguments, showing the value of his path-breaking approach. * Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Affairs, Columbia University *Robin Markwica develops an impressive emotion-based action model for understanding foreign policy and responses to coercive diplomacy. He applies it convincingly, and with great skill, to two critical confrontations: the Cuban missile crisis and the 1990-91 Gulf conflict. This is a must read for scholars and policymakers alike, as both consistently err in ignoring how anger, concern for self-esteem, and fear of being seen as weak affect the responses of leaders under threat. * Richard Ned Lebow, Professor of International Political Theory, King's College London, and James O. Freedman Presidential Professor Emeritus, Dartmouth College *Although almost all academics endorse the need for truly interdisciplinary research, few have the ability to execute it well. Robin Markwica's new book reveals that he is one of the rare scholars who has this talent. Bringing a breath of fresh air into international relations theory, he cleverly integrates the latest science on emotion and decision-making. Moving well beyond simple predictions about positive versus negative emotion, Markwica draws on the Appraisal-Tendency Framework to link specific emotions to specific decision processes of great significance. Anyone interested in understanding how micro processes (e.g., mind, brain) scale up to global political events will want to read this book. * Jennifer S. Lerner, Professor of Public Policy and Psychology, Harvard University *The heart not only has its reasons, it has a logic that can help policy-makers engaged in coercive diplomacy. Robin Markwica exploits new research on emotion to create an original argument about emotional choices that he then examines in two fascinating case studies. An ambitious, important, and provocative book. * Jonathan Mercer, Professor of International Relations, University of Washington *Many scholars accept that fear, anger, and humiliation may influence decision-makers, especially in crisis situations. The problem is how to address emotions in a coherent way. Robin Markwica's book significantly advances this program. Building on an encyclopedic knowledge of a wide variety of literatures on emotion, Markwica's research aims to integrate a logic of affect with the rational choice logic of consequences and the constructivist logic of appropriateness. Empirically, Markwica illustrates how his approach can broaden our understanding of variation in outcomes in important cases of coercive diplomacy. One of Markwica's most important contributions is his highly original methodological strategy for inferring emotions from external representations. Markwica's research will be of interest to a wide variety of international relations scholars, emotion researchers, and historians. * Roger Petersen, Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science, MIT *Robin Markwica provides an important corrective to formal theories of crisis bargaining that build on rational choice. He makes a compelling argument about the role that emotion plays in decision-making and draws important implications for strategy. An important book in our troubled world. * Janice Gross Stein, Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management, University of Toronto *Markwica brilliantly combines the latest insights from neuropsychology and international relations to produce an excellent framework for understanding how emotions can affect state leaders under the most stressful circumstances. His findings have great theoretical value and provide policy makers with insight on the psychological processes involved in coercive diplomacy, their relevance, and the great caution they should induce. * Matthew R. Costlow, National Institute for Public Policy, Strategic Studies Quarterly *Emotional Choices excels in integrating disparate literatures from cognate fields and in developing an emotion-based action model that covers both the cultural context of emotions and their impact on state behavior. [...] [It] is a must read for anyone who is interested in how emotions shape decisions in international politics. * Payam Ghalehdar, Harvard University, Peace Review *Emotional Choices is a long-overdue and successful attempt to conceptualise the logic of affect in the discipline of International Relations. [...] [It] combines the painstaking work of crafting a theory, establishing a methodology for its application and then applying it, demonstrating the combination of theoretical innovation and empirical contribution in its best form. * Ignas Kalpokas, Vytautas Magnus University, LSE Review of Books *Emotional Choices advances an original theoretical framework, the logic of affect, for understanding how emotions shape the way in which policy-makers form judgements and take decisions when the countries they represent are the subject of coercive diplomacy [...] [It] is a welcome addition to the growing literature informing the recent 'emotional turn' in the international relations discipline. A well-written book that scholars and graduate students will find enlightening in understanding the complex mechanism by which emotions may exert influence on decision-making, especially in times of crisis [...] The author proposes for inferring actors' emotions and the related typology of emotional signs are particularly useful for tracing the influence of emotions in strategic or individual contexts; they also hold out the promise of application in areas outside the specific theme of the book. * Corneliu Bjola, Oxford University, European Review of International Studies *Robin Markwica's Emotional Choices is one of the most powerful books ever written in the field of International Relations on the role of affect in shaping the coercive use of force. [...] The case studies are compelling in the accounts they offer and show that an emotional lens proves a useful, additional approach to understanding the decision-making process of leaders. [...] The theory and methodological approach Markwica uses are novel and significantly advance not only our understanding of [emotions'] role in decision-making but also how to study them systematically. [...] Emotional Choices should be a required reading not only to anyone who is interested in understanding the logic of coercive diplomacy, but also to students seeking to explore how to make sense of the messy world of emotions and systematically apply those insights to understand the political behavior of leaders. * Keren Yarhi-Milo, Princeton University, Political Psychology *Robin Markwica's impressive book, Emotional Choices, tackles an important and challenging aspect of decision-making by providing an over-arching theoretical argument about the influence of emotion on both the process and content of coercive diplomacy. The influence of emotion on decision making has generated increasing interest and attention in the last decade or so as a useful corrective following the apex of the cognitive revolution in psychology in the 1990s. But most scholars have considered it too daunting to try to create a comprehensive approach, assuming that such a task would have to await a much more extensive ability to use MRI technology to locate the sources of emotional influence on decision. But such technological innovation proved to be not necessary. Markwica has provided a thorough, clear, comprehensive and extremely well-organized account. * Rose McDermott, Brown University, H-Diplo/International Security Studies Forum (ISSF) Roundtable Review *Robin Markwica's Emotional Choices is an intellectual tour de force that takes on the often appreciated, but rarely systematically articulated, role of affect in international relations. [...] Chapters 2 and 3 should be required reading for anyone in the social sciences who is doing applied research that features a role for emotions. These chapters will help scholars think analytically about the work that emotion is doing in your theory. And also help them think through your empirical strategies. [...] Scholars from the rational choice tradition would also benefit from the clear explication of how to think about emotion in strategic contexts. [...] In sum, Emotional Choices is a great book that scholars with a range of substantive interests and methodological approaches will enjoy. * Dustin Tingley, Harvard University, H-Diplo/International Security Studies Forum (ISSF) Roundtable Review *A major contribution to the field that unifies cognition and emotion to develop a logic of emotional choice that connects to broader cultural and social theories. The book develops a clear set of theoretical expectations and tests them against evidence from two cases of coercive diplomacy with rich documentary evidence. [...] The most comprehensive analysis of the psychological literature on emotion and its applications to foreign policy decision-making. * Janice Stein, University of Toronto, "Psychology and Foreign Policy", Oxford Bibliographies *Specialists and non-specialists alike will appreciate Markwica's fresh take on two heavily studied cases, a take that is also refreshing for its training the lens on the non-US side. Dissertation writers would do well to examine the book as an excellent example of posing a clear research question; laying out an impressive literature review - one that is both expansive and concisely rendered; being clear about the methodology; anticipating criticism and responding to it effectively throughout without being overly defensive; using primary sources effectively; offering comparisons of the two case studies; laying out suggestions for future research; and, most importantly, developing a nuanced model - one that seeks to carve out a niche between various sets of assumptions that are often overly hardened in our field. * Mira Sucharov, Carleton University, International Journal *The logic of affect sheds light on decisions that previously evaded comprehension via the existing theories of choice, as well as improving explanations in cases where the existing theories were partially successful. [...] In a field concerned with human decisions and interactions, [Markwica's] human-focused theory of choice is a welcome addition that starts to bridge a long-existing chasm in reconciling what ought to happen with what does happen when the rubber hits the road. * Marija Jovanovich, U.S. Air War College, H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences Online *"[Robin Markwica] seeks to dramatically revise, if not overturn, our understanding of foreign policy decision making by developing a theory of 'emotional choice,' in contrast to rational choice theory. [...] [He] is able to make use of new documents, interviews, and memoirs, and although I am familiar with both of these cases, I certainly learned from his marshaling of new evidence. [...] This is a strong book on theoretical, methodological, and empirical grounds, and I could sing its praises for the remainder of my word count. * Neta C. Crawford, Boston University, Perspectives on Politics *Markwica has produced an ambitious, thorough and insightful book that will certainly help move forward the study of emotions in international relations. [...] His case studies are illuminating accounts of two conflicts that continue to perplex and will be of relevance to future work in both history and international relations. * Adam B. Lerner, Cambridge University, Cambridge Review of International Affairs *Emotional Choices enriches the literature on the interplay of emotion and international relations. [...] Markwica's book has the potential to provide enduring inspiration for the scholarly discussion of decision-making processes. It is not only his historically grounded analysis, but also his focus on emotion as an additional variable in these processes as well as the relative openness, plurality, and flexibility of his approach that gives the book special appeal for the social sciences, for policy observers, and for decision-makers themselves. * Anna Rauscher and Jessica Gienow-Hecht, Free University Berlin, Neue Politische Literatur *This rich study makes two valuable and innovative contributions: it defines emotional choice theory and develops the theory of coercive diplomacy. [...] All readers interested in methodological innovation and emotional diplomacy will find this book to their benefit. * Wolfgang Mueller, University of Vienna, International Affairs *Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: The Logic of Affect 3: Inferring Actors' Emotions 4: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 5: The Gulf Conflict, 1990-91 6: Conclusion
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Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of Swedish Politics
Book SynopsisThe Handbook provides a broad introduction to Swedish politics, and how Sweden's political system and policies have evolved over the past few decades.Trade Reviewthe Handbook is a most welcome -- and sorely needed -- contribution. An impressively heavy, well-presented and organised tome, it paints a rich tapestry of Sweden's past and contemporary political and constitutional settlement -- from the dawn of the exceptional Swedish model through to its present (alleged) twilight as a beacon of prosperity and equality. * Carl Truedsson, LSE Review of Books *Table of ContentsSection 1: The Politics of the Welfare State (Section Editor: Bo Rothstein) 1: Bo Rothstein: Introduction 2: Stefan Svallfors: Who Loves the Swedish Welfare State? Attitude trends 1980-2010 3: Anders Lindbom: Political Partisanship and Policy Feedback: The Swedish Welfare State after Eight Years of Center-Right Government 4: Christina Bergqvist: The Welfare State and Gender Equality 5: Bo Rothstein: The Moral, Economic and Political Logic of the Swedish Welfare State Section 2: Constitutional Design (Section Editor: Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg) 6: Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg: Introduction 7: Olof Petersson: Constitutional History 8: Jörgen Hermansson: The Election System 9: Tommy Möller: The Parliamentary System 10: Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg and Helena Wockelberg: The Public Sector and the Courts Section 3: The Party System (Section Editors: Hanna Bäck and Gissur Erlingsson) 11: Hanna Bäck and Gissur O. Erlingsson: Introduction 12: Nicholas Aylott: The Party System 13: Gissur O. Erlingsson, Ann-Kristin Kölln and Patrik Öhberg: The Party Organizations 14: Peter Esaiasson and Lena Wängnerud: Political Parties and Political Representation 15: Hanna Bäck and Torbjörn Bergman: The Parties in Government Formation Section 4: Electoral Behaviour (Section Editors: Sören Holmberg and Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson) 16: Sören Holmberg and Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson: Introduction 17: Richard Öhrvall: Voter Turnout 18: Maria Oskarson: The Never-Ending Story of Class-Voting in Sweden 19: Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson and Sören Holmberg: Issue Voting Structured by Left-Tight Ideology 20: Jesper Strömbäck: Swedish Election Campaigns Section 5: Public Administration (Section Editor: Göran Sundström) 21: Göran Sundström: Introduction 22: Patrik Hall: The Swedish Administrative Model 23: Göran Sundström: Administrative Reform 24: Peter Ehn: The Public Servant 25: Bengt Jacobsson and Göran Sundström: Governing the State Section 6: Subnational Government (Section Editor: Anders Lidström) 26: Anders Lidström: Introduction 27: Stig Montin: Municipalities, Regions, and County Councils: Actors and Institutions 28: David Feltenius: Subnational Government in a Multi-Level Perspective 29: Lars Niklasson: Challenges and Reforms of Local and Regional Governments in Sweden 30: Anders Lidström: Swedish Local and Regional Government in a European Context Section 7: Sweden's International Relations (Section Editor: Ole Elgström) 31: Ole Elgström: Introduction 32: Ulf Bjereld and Ulrika Möller: Swedish Foreign Policy: The Policy of Neutrality and Beyond 33: Rikard Bengtsson: Sweden in the Baltic Sea Region 34: Annika Bergman Rosamond: Swedish Internationalism and Development Aid 35: Lisbeth Aggestam and Adrian Hyde-Price: A Force for Good? Paradoxes of Swedish Military Activism Section 8: Sweden and the EU (Section Editor: Ulrika Mörth) 36: Ulrika Mörth: Introduction 37: Ulrika Mörth: Sweden in a Multigovernance Polity 38: Bengt Jacobsson and Göran Sundström: The Europeanization of the Swedish State 39: Douglas Brommesson: The Europeanization of Swedish Foreign Policy and Beyond: On Multiple Roles in Swedish Post-Cold War Foreign Policy 40: Malena Rosén Sundström: Leading the European Union: Sweden's EU Presidencies 2001 and 2009 Section 9: The Political Economy of Swedish Governance (Section Editor: Johannes Lindvall) 41: Johannes Lindvall: Introduction 42: Jenny Andersson: A Model of Welfare Capitalism? Perspectives on the Swedish Model, Then and Now 43: Leif Lewin and Johannes Lindvall: One Hundred Years of Swedish Economic Policy 44: Lars Calmfors: The Swedish Macroeconomic Policy Framework 45: Torsten Svensson: The Swedish Model of Industrial Relations Section 10: Policy Making in Sweden (Section Editor: Carl Dahlström) 46: Carl Dahlström: Introduction 47: Torsten Persson: Policy Coordination Under Minority and Majority Rule 48: Olof Petersson: Rational Politics: Commissions of Inquiry and the Referral System in Sweden 49: PerOla Öberg: Interest Organizations in the Policy Process: Interest Advocacy and Policy Advice 50: Ingvar Mattson: Parliamentary Committees: A Ground for Compromise and Conflict
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