In the past decade republican political theory has made a vital contribution to contemporary philosophical debates on freedom, citizenship and the state. After charting the historical origins of the republican tradition in modern political thought, this book offers a systematic critical survey of contemporary republican political theory including the work of such writers as Philip Pettit and Quentin Skinner. The book explores the republican idea of freedom as non-domination and casts Republicanism as a philosophical approach with a specific concern for the political agency of citizens and...

In the past decade republican political theory has made a vital contribution to contemporary philosophical debates on freedom, citizenship and the state. After charting the historical origins of the republican tradition in modern political thought, this book offers a systematic critical survey of contemporary republican political theory including the work of such writers as Philip Pettit and Quentin Skinner. The book explores the republican idea of freedom as non-domination and casts Republicanism as a philosophical approach with a specific concern for the political agency of citizens and...