Many contemporary political thinkers are gripped by the belief that their task is to develop an ideal theory of rights or justice for guiding and judging political actions. This book argues that philosophers should first try to understand why real political actors behave as they actually do.

An excellent starting point for those new to the area of Research Methods, this work assumes no prior knowledge of the subject and sets out the key issues involved in doing research in politics.

This major textbook offers both an introduction to and key readings in twenty core political concepts. It blends original essays that survey debates and contact with up-to-date primary literature to provide students with an ideal collection for use on a wide range of courses in political studies.

This book questions the effectiveness and legitimacy of rights-based judicial review by constitutional courts.

Friedman challenges the response to hate speech codes, disputes the supposed pre-eminence of the Western canon and champions "thick multiculturalism" over a "thin global diversity" approach. Narveson argues that the equality of person invisaged in "classical" liberalism is the genuine article.

A critical assessement of the problems of sincerity and truth in politics argues that we should accept hypocrisy as a fact of politics without resigning ourselves to it or embracing it, drawing on the lessons of such thinkers as Hobbes, Mandeville, Jefferson, Bentham, Sigwick, and Orwell.

Political Ideologies provides a concise overview of the political theories and theorists that have shaped the modern world, dissecting the major political ideologies of our age, and uncovering the rich layers of both their historical roots and their contemporary expressions.

The most practically applied approach to political ideologies: evaluate critically, make links, think globally

This volume contains a large and diverse collection of the political writings and texts that have been central to the major ideological traditions in Western political life. These passages are interspersed with editorial commentaries that offer a general historical introduction to each thinker and the particular text, and highlight key thematic features of the passages.

This informative and widely used text is now available in a fourth edition. Building on the success of previous editions, it continues to provide a clear and accessible introduction to the complexities of political ideologies.

A clear and accessible introduction to the political creeds and doctrines that have dominated and shaped politics around the world. The sixth edition has been thoroughly updated throughout and now has a new chapter on the rise of religious politics and Islamism and an improved page design to aid student learning.

Examines the tenets of liberalism, socialism, conservatism, Marxism, anarchism, and fascism. -- .

This authoritative volume analyses the practice and impact of political leadership, aiming to position it within a more integrated framework.

"This fourth edition of Adam Swift's highly readable introduction to political philosophy includes new material on nationalism, immigration and multiculturalism, as well as updated guides to further reading. Bringing political philosophy within the reach of all, this book provides us with tools to cut through the complexities of modern politics"--

Noted ecotheologian and feminist philosopher of religion Catherine Keller reads the feedback loop of political and ecological depredation as secularized apocalypse. She calls for dissolving the opposition between the religious and the secular in favor of a broad planetary movement for social and ecological justice.

Critically examines how radical political theory and its application to film analysis can provide insight to the aesthetic self during political upheaval and conflict

Lively introduction to the many interesting ways to do political theory in the 21st century.

The most comprehensive introduction to the greatest political thinkers written by a team of international experts.

Contains 140 helpful readings covering the debates in the Western political tradition and presents samples of the political ideologies. Issues discussed in this title include: the role of human nature in determining social arrangements; the political significance of gender differences; the justification for the powers of the state; and more.