Republicanism and Political Theory

by Laborde, Cecile; Maynor, John

• ISBN13: 9781405155793
• ISBN10: 1405155795
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-29
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Republicanism and Political Theory is the first book to offer a comprehensive survey of republican political theory. Critically assessing the historical credentials, conceptual coherence and normative proposals of republicanism, it brings together original contributions from leading international scholars. The volume focuses on four main areas: liberty in the republican tradition; freedom as non-domination and its critics; the borders of republicanism; and new republican debates, reflecting upon the contribution that republicans have made to our understanding of political life. Individual chapters are closely related to one another, providing readers with valuable insight into the main debates taking place between republicans and their critics. An essential text for students in political theory and political science, this volume also serves as an invaluable resource for research scholars in political philosophy, intellectual history, law, international relations, European studies, and gender studies.

Author Biography

Cécile Laborde is Reader in Political Theory at University College London. She is the author of La Confrérie Layenne et les Lébous du Sénégal (1995), Pluralist Thought and the State in Britain and France (2000), and Critical Republicanism. The Hijab Controversy, Republican Theory and the Left (2008). Her work on secularism, multiculturalism, patriotism, and republicanism has recently been published in Journal of Political Philosophy, Political Theory, British Journal of Political Science, Political Studies, and Constellations. Current projects include the political philosophy of religion, and republicanism and global justice.

John Maynor is an Associate Professor in Political Philosophy at Middle Tennessee State University. He is the author of Republicanism in the Modern World (2003) and has published a number of articles on republican theory. His current research focuses on how new media is affecting political engagement and on republican responses to the forces of globalization.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors	p. vii
The Republican Contribution to Contemporary Political Theory	p. 1
Republican Freedom and its Critics
Liberty and Domination	p. 31
How are Power and Unfreedom Related?	p. 58
Freedom as the Absence of Arbitrary Power	p. 83
Republican Freedom: Three Axioms, Four Theorems	p. 102
Republicanism, Democracy, and Citizenship
Republicanism, National Identity, and Europe	p. 133
Republicanism, Democracy, and Constitutionalism	p. 159
Nondomination and Transnational Democracy	p. 190
Republicanism, Rights, and Domination
Republican Punishment: Consequentialist or Retributivist?	p. 219
Pettit's Civic Republicanism and Male Domination	p. 246
Index	p. 269
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