Political theory and partisan politics / editors, Edward Bryan Portis, Adolf G. Gundersen, Ruth Lessl Shively.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gundersen, Adolf G., 1958-

Portis, Edward Bryan.

Shively, Ruth Lessl.

Series:

SUNY series in political theory. Contemporary issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Politics, Practical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 226 pages)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Political theorists typically define political action in terms of rational potential rather than conflict, and for this reason neglect the partisan nature of political experience. This volume redresses this neglect, focusing on the interrelated questions of whether the task of political theory is to find some means of containing partisan politics and whether political theory is itself separate from partisan politics

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Political Theory and the Constitutional Foundations of Partisan Politics

Political Theorists on the Legitimacy of Partisan Politics

Political Theory and Constitutional Construction

Constitutional Doctrine and Political Theory

Theoretical Deliberation and Partisan Politics

Rationality in Liberal Politics

Deliberative Democracy and the Limits of Partisan Politics: Between Athens and Philadelphia

Working in Half-Truth: Some Premodern Reflections on Discourse Ethics in Politics

Political Theory as Politics

Secularism, Partisanship and the Ambiguity of Justice

Political Theory and the Postmodern Politics of Ambiguity

Political Theory as Metapractice

Epilogue

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780791492574

0791492575

9780585419510

0585419515

OCLC:

50631947