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Prekäre Legitimitäten
Campus Verlag 2010; US$ 30.18Hauptbeschreibung Politische Herrschaft konzentriert sich nicht mehr allein auf die Ebene des Nationalstaats. Supra- und internationale Regimes wie EU, UNO und G8 haben im Zeitalter der Globalisierung an Bedeutung gewonnen. Wie aber steht es um die demokratische Legitimität der entstehenden postnationalen Herrschaftsformen? Die Autoren beleuchten,... more...
The Politics of Moral Capital
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 34.00Politicians and governments care deeply about people's moral judgments, which provide the moral capital needed for survival and effective functioning. Lincoln, de Gaulle, Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi illustrate the workings of moral capital in politics, and a study of the American presidency considers moral capital in the US. more...
The Pluralist Theory of the State
Taylor and Francis 1993; US$ 62.95Paul Hirst makes accessible a neglected but important body of work on radical political theory. His introduction sets the pluralists in their historical context and offers an account of the debate surrounding their work. more...
Chronicles of Consensual Times
Continuum International Publishing 2010; US$ 24.95In this fascinating collection, Jacques Ranciere, one of the world’s most important and influential living philosophers, explores the nature of consensus in contemporary politics. Consensus does not mean peace. Instead it refers to a map of operations of war, of a topography of the visible, of what is possible and what can be thought, in which... more...
Culture, Structure, or Choice?
Algora Publishing 2007; US$ 36.00The study of politics has been profoundly influenced in the post-war era by the introduction of concepts and explanations that highlight the role of culturally determined norms and values in shaping the political process.This study examines three main perspectives from which the social sciences are discussed, and compares the divergent theories by... more...
Taylored Citizenship
ABC-CLIO 2001; US$ 155.00Miller shows how government institutions changed the meaning of American citizenship during the World War II era. He considers the state's role in creating concepts of citizenship and subjectivity by analyzing the application within military and educational institutions of systems of discipline associated with Frederick W. Taylor and scientific management.||Miller... more...
Pluralism and the Personality of the State
Cambridge University Press 1997; US$ 50.00Pluralism and the Personality of the State tells the history of English political thought from 19001933. more...
Political Legitimacy in Asia
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 95.00This book explores the challenges and obstacles faced by dissident leaders in Asia seeking to introduce reforms into regimes that are either imperfectly democratic or frankly hostile to democratic practices and institutions. more...
New Common Ground
Potomac Books Inc. 2009; US$ 29.95Toward a new consensus on rights and responsibilities more...
Clues to Achieving Consensus
R&L Education 2005; US$ 35.99This guide is for leaders who want to get results, for participants who don't like to waste time, and facilitators who want to meet leaders' and participants' needs. It is a guide to effective action in school districts, agencies, companies, organizations, and communities by using consensus decision-making. more...









