Mary Wollstonecraft's political political theory by Frazer, E

Political Theory and the Evaluation of Political Conduct by Philp, M

“…An account of how a theory of political virtue is required and cannot be deduced from ideal political theory…”

Towards a political theory of openness by Burrows, T

Poetry, myth and storytelling in the history of political theory by Smith, S

“…And does recognising the centrality of mythmaking and imaginative narration to political theory across time have implications for how we approach political theory's modern history? …”

What is to be done? Political theory and political realism by Philp, M

“…This article argues for greater realism in political theory with respect to judgements about what politicians ought to do and how they ought to act. …”

Towards a Political Theory of Organizational Intervention by Pettigrew, A

Religious freedom, US law, and liberal political theory by Laborde, C

Reconsidering tolerance: insights from political theory and three experiments by Jones, CW, Bejan, TM

“…This article bridges the gap by using recent developments in political theory to enrich empirical research and extend the study of tolerance to contexts beyond liberal democracies, such as authoritarian regimes. …”

The vocation of political theory: principles, empirical inquiry and the politics of opportunity by Stears, M

“…These questions - which touch on issues which go to the very heart of the vocation of political theory - have become increasingly contentious in recent years. …”

Rightful power and an ideal of free community: the political theory of Steve Biko by Ṣóyẹmí, ẸÀ

What makes a political theory political? A comment on Waldron by Bagg, S

“…This article considers Jeremy Waldron’s recent contribution to a growing conversation about how to make political theory and philosophy more responsive to real politics—Political Political Theory—in light of his broader body of work, especially Law and Disagreement. …”

How ‘realistic’ should global political theory be? Some reflections on the debate so far by Miller, D

“…This article reviews the recent debate on realism in political theory (including the articles in this symposium) and examines its implications for global political theory. …”

Introduction to the special issue on religious diversity, political theory, and theology: public reason and Christian theology by Billingham, P, Chaplin, J

Book review: J. Judd Owen: Making Religion Safe for Democracy: Transformation from Hobbes to Tocqueville. by Bejan, T

“…And, perhaps even more pressing for those of our profession, as Owen puts it in the introduction: “Is political theory, and in particular liberal political theory, as we find it today capable of responding, or even grasping what is at stake"?…”

Realism against legitimacy: for a radical, action-oriented political realism by Bagg, S

“…Many who seek a more “realistic” or “political” approach to political theory replace the familiar orientation towards a state of (perfect) justice with a structurally similar orientation towards a state of (sufficient) legitimacy. …”

Between Critical and Normative Theory by Bagg, S

“…Over the last decade, a call for greater “realism” in political theory has challenged the goals and methods that are implicit in much contemporary “normative” theory. …”

Introduction: hate, offense and free speech in a changing world by Billingham, P, Bonotti, M

“…In this introduction to the special issue on 'Hate, Offense and Free Speech in an Uncertain World', Billingham and Bonotti sketch the state of the debates on hate speech and offensive speech in political theory, in order to then locate the contributions of the articles in the special issue.…”

Religion in the Law: The Disaggregation Approach by Laborde, C

“…This Article evaluates two influential theories of freedom of religion in political theory, before introducing an alternative one. …”

Being free, feeling free: race, gender and republican domination by Laborde, C

“…I clarify the role of probabilistic judgements about risk in republican political theory. I argue that under specific circumstances, diagnoses of republican freedom can be indexed to a certain belief about probability—what it is warranted for someone to believe in light of their distinctive epistemic perspective.…”

Review of Ranking the World: Grading States as a Tool of Global Governance by Rothstein, B

“…The volume addresses a topic of importance to a wide range of political scientists in comparative politics, international relations, and political theory, and raises some fundamental questions about the role of political science at the nexus of theory and practice. …”