Political Theory: The State of the Discipline

ISBN-13: 9781443848497 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 195 str.

Evangelia Sembou

Opis

Political theory draws on a number of different disciplines, such as political science, philosophy, history and law. It is a broad subfield, its practitioners, depending on their background, bring different perspectives and approaches to the study of political thought, which range from historical to normative. Moreover, political theory often draws on the insights of, as well as engages in a dialogue with, social theory, ethics and the philosophy of law. In addition, nowadays, political theory has expanded to include the study of 'the international' (international political theory). For all these reasons, political theory is a core subject taught in a variety of academic departments. Yet, paradoxically, there has been an increasing tendency in the past few years for political theory to be marginalized in the academy.