Governing Subjects: An Introduction to the Study of Politics

ISBN-13: 9780415998901 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 288 str.

Isaac D Balbus

Opis

An introduction to the study of politics this book examines governance wherever it occurs, whether informal institutions, markets, social interactions, workplaces, or cultural, ecological, and even psychological settings. Balbus highlights the ideas of key thinkers in politics across every major component of the discipline.

Spis treści

Preface.  Acknowledgments.  General Introduction.  Part 1: Law and Institutions  1. Law and the Rule of Law  2. The Separation of Powers  3. Judicial Review  4. Conceptions of Democracy: "Thick" versus "Thin"  5. The Concept (and Reality?) of Representation  6. Political Parties  7. Elections  8. Civil Society  Part 2: Markets and Power  Introduction to Part Two  9. Human Nature and the Market  10. Freedom and the Market  11. Justice and the Market  12. Democracy and the Market I: Corporations and the State  13. Democracy and the Market II: Corporate Governance  14. Democracy and the Market III: Globalization and Governance  15. The Concept of Power I: The Three Faces of "Negative" Power  16. The Concept of Power II: Normalization versus Communication  Part 3: Culture and Identity  Introduction to Part Three  17. What is (a) Culture?  18. Beyond Ethnocentrism and Relativism?  19. Modernity  20. Modernity and Identity  21. Gender Identity  22. Racial Identity  23. National Identity  24. Religious Identity  Part 4: Conclusion  Introduction to Part Four  25. The Subject  26. The Subject in the Group  27. Identity Politics Revisited  28. The Subject in Nature.  Glossary of Names.  Bibliography.  Endnotes

O autorze

Isaac D. Balbus is professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the author of four previous books and has won several awards for excellence in teaching.