Conversations about Politics.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, Howard.

Series:

Ideas Roadshow Collections

Ideas Roadshow Collections ; v.10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Social sciences.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Open Agenda Publishing, 2021.

Summary:

Conversations About Politics is a five-part Ideas Roadshow Collection of carefully-edited Ideas Roadshow Conversations featuring leading experts with a detailed preface highlighting the connections between the different books. All five books include a detailed essay setting up the different ideas and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter. The following experts have participated in this Collection: 1. Jacques Bertrand, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Collaborative Master's Program in Contemporary East and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Toronto;2. Mark Bevir, Professor of Political Science, UC Berkeley;3. John Dunn, Professor of Political Theory, University of Cambridge;4. Michael Frazer, Senior Lecturer in Political and Social Theory at the University of East Anglia;5. Josiah Ober, Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis Professor in Honor of Constantine Mitsotakis Professor of Political Science and Classics at Stanford University.Howard Burton is the creator and host of Ideas Roadshow and was the Founding Executive Director of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and an MA in philosophy.

Contents:

Intro

Textual Note

Preface

How Social Science Creates the World

A conversation with Mark Bevir

Introduction

I. Creating a Political Philosopher

II. The Power of Philosophy

III. What is Political Science, Anyway?

IV. Knowing One's Limits

V. Missing The Boat

VI. Networks

VII. Analyzing Governance

VIII. The Mechanisms of Influence

IX. From Theory To Practice

X. Doing Things Better

XI. Starting Over

XII. Going Global

Continuing the Conversation

Exploring Southeast Asia

A conversation with Jacques Bertrand

I. Plunging In

II. Recognizing Complexity

III. Authoritarianism

IV. The Need For Caution

V. Breaking Away

VI. Asian Values

VII. Making Progress

The Power of Sympathy

Politics and Moral Sentimentalism

A conversation with Michael Frazer

I. New York Origins

II. Sympathy

III. Different Tracks

IV. Disciplinary Boundaries

V. Bringing It Home

Democratic Lessons

What the Greeks Can Teach Us

A conversation with Josiah Ober

I. Cutting One's Wisdom Teeth

II. Digging Deeper

III. Battling Iron Laws

IV. Feet to the Fire?

V. Why Athens?

VI. Dissent

VII. Enter Aristotle

VIII. Increasing Eudaimonia

IX. Dignity

X. Keeping It Real

Democracy

Clarifying the Muddle

A conversation with John Dunn

I. Illusions and Confusions

II. Historical Examinations

III. Thinking Deeper

IV. Trust and Belief

V. China

VI. India

VII. Power to the People

VIII. Towards Progress

IX. Professional Indulgence

Continuing the Conversation.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781771701938

1771701935

9781771701662

1771701668

OCLC:

1255223316