Memory. Oblivion by Andrea Marchili

“…The essay is also concerned with outlining a further shift from cultural to political theory through reference to counterfactual memory. …”
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So ist Freihet nicht zu retten by Luik, J

“…In this sense the essay is not an extended explication or critical commentary on Kant's political theory so much as an attempt to establish a context within which such commentary might proceed.…”

Rethinking growth through trade: a two-tiered capabilities approach by Martin, S

“…<p>Trade has been a concern of global justice theorists since Charles Beitz prominently cited it as a fundamental cause of global inequalities in his seminal 1979 book <em>Political Theory and International Relations</em>. Yet it is only recently that theorists are beginning to address trade in and of itself. …”

The doctrine of the royal supremacy in the thought of Richard Hooker by Kirby, W, Kirby, William John Torrance

“…Chapter three examines Hooker's ecclesiology as the pivotal link between his soteriological 'first principles' and his political theory. Finally, in chapter four, the considerations of the previous chapters will be applied directly to the interpretation of Hooker's theology of the royal headship as presented by him in Book VIII of the <em>Lawes</em>.…”

Martha Nussbaum: il disgusto, un'emozione politica by Mara Meletti Bertolini

“…The purpose of this paper is to show the relation between Nussbaum's analysis of disgust and her ethical-political theory. In particular, the paper aims at highlighting some essential elements of this theory: the role of the body in social dynamics, the reformulation of the concepts of human nature and dignity, the relation between perception and evaluation, the public role of imagination and art, the importance of moral psychology.Â…”
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Tocqueville y la Revolución by Aníbal Romero

“…The reading of “The Old Regime and the Revolution” impacts the reader and it places it in an outstanding position of political theory. For this reason, it is of the highest relevance to reread and interpret this work.…”
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The problem of legitimacy of political power in modern Russia by Alexander Vershinin, Nikita Molchakov

“…Using the achievements of modern political theory, historical and social science in the article an effort is made to estimate to what extent the political order of post-communist Russia is legitimate.…”
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"Absolute Power and Authority" by James Farr

“…Important in themselves, they also invite inquiry into their points of contact with Locke’s political theory.   …”
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Opinion, raison et émotions by Philippe Corcuff

“…This article is a dialogue between communication science and political theory that attempts to tease out the relationship between opinion, reason, and emotion as concepts in the context of a democratic renewal of critical theories. …”
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Los derechos de las niñas y niños peruanos en Chile: La infancia como un nuevo actor migratorio by Iskra Pavez

“…It is part of the double understanding political theory as “social actors” and “subjects of rights” in the daily practices at household, school, community and society in general. …”
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A Defense of Animal Citizens and Sovereigns by Sue Donaldson, Will Kymlicka

“… In their commentaries on Zoopolis, Alasdair Cochrane and Oscar Horta raise several challenges to our argument for a “political theory of animal rights”, and to the specific models of animal citizenship and animal sovereignty we offer. …”
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No Name City. Eclipse of the Conflict and Dispositifs of Impotence by Daniele Giglioli

“…Through the analysis of a novel by José Saramago, Essay on lucidity, questioned in the light of the latest perspectives in philosophy and contemporary political theory, this paper aims to pinpoint five dispositifs (Terror, Trauma, Victimization, Symbolic Misery and State of Exception) which shape the widespread sense of political helplessness that pervades today’s society. …”
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The legacy of liberalism, community and culture by Mitja Sardoč

“…This article introduces the thematic section of Two Homelands celebrating the 25th anniversary of the publication of Will Kymlicka’s Liberalism, Community and Culture, one of the seminal books on multiculturalism and contemporary political theory in general. It contextualizes this symposium [thematic section] by identifying some of the assumptions that the then-existing liberal conceptions of justice were based upon when addressing issues related to cultural diversity. …”
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Introduction: Forum on Creolizing Theory by Lewis R. Gordon

“…This introduction outlines why the author assembled a community of scholars with the task not of commenting on Jane Anna Gordon’s work on creolizing political theory but instead placing it in dialogue with their own.   …”
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Origins and Prospects of the American global project by V. K. Belozyorov

“…It is formulated conclusions and recommendations for Russia’s political theory and practice.…”
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Le roi chevalier en France au XVIe siècle. Construction et vocation du modèle by Sylvène Edouard

“…This calling was not only a matter of theological-political theory – the king, by divine election, becomes the Military wing of God. …”
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Editor's Introduction by Vinicio Busacchi

“…It expressed the productivity, significance and heuristic strength of research and thought that hit different scientific domains, particularly (but not exclusively) the human and social sciences: from psychology to sociology, from psychoanalysis to literature, from semiotic to biblical exegesis, from anthropology to linguistics, from rhetoric to narratology, from history to law and from political theory to religion.…”
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Western Studies of Shi‘i Islam by Liyakat Takim

“…Consequently, they began to examine different facets of this branch of Islam, ranging from its concept of centralized authority during the Twelfth Imam’s Greater Occultation to liturgies, rituals, and political theory.…”
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The Open Boat and the Shipwreck of the Singular: American Poetry and the Democratic Ideal by Elizabeth Willis

“…Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the trans-Atlantic movement of poetry, political theory, and property reiterates a tension between singularity and inclusion, political and linguistic representation. …”
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The immigration flow's liability by David Owen

“…In his timely response to this phenomenon, Liav Orgad aims to offer an account of majority rights that is, he thinks, missing from contemporary political theory and that can differentiate justifiable and unjustifiable ways in which the majority culture can defend its dominant standing and, hence, the rights it should (and should not) possess.…”
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