Politics And Social Theory

Author : Alexander Wendt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107268435
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Theory of International Politics written by Alexander Wendt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-10-07 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing upon philosophy and social theory, Social Theory of International Politics develops a theory of the international system as a social construction. Alexander Wendt clarifies the central claims of the constructivist approach, presenting a structural and idealist worldview which contrasts with the individualism and materialism which underpins much mainstream international relations theory. He builds a cultural theory of international politics, which takes whether states view each other as enemies, rivals or friends as a fundamental determinant. Wendt characterises these roles as 'cultures of anarchy', described as Hobbesian, Lockean and Kantian respectively. These cultures are shared ideas which help shape state interests and capabilities, and generate tendencies in the international system. The book describes four factors which can drive structural change from one culture to another - interdependence, common fate, homogenization, and self-restraint - and examines the effects of capitalism and democracy in the emergence of a Kantian culture in the West.

Author : Anthony Giddens
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0745666566
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Politics, Sociology and Social Theory written by Anthony Giddens and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Built upon a series of critical encounters with major figures in classical and present-day social and political thought, this volume offers not only a challenging critique of major traditions of social and political analysis, but unique insights into the ideas which Giddens has developed over the past two decades.

Author : Brian Fay
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317652282
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Theory and Political Practice (RLE Social Theory) written by Brian Fay and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-27 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the question of how our knowledge of social life affects, and ought to affect, our way of living it. In so doing, it critically discusses two epistemological models of social science – the positivist and the interpretive – from the viewpoint of the political theories which, it is argued, are implicit in these models; moreover, it proposes a third model – the critical – which is organised around an explicit account of the relation between social theory and practical life. The book has the special merit of being a good overview of the principal current ideas about the relation between social theory and political practice, as well as an attempt at providing a new and more satisfactory account of this relationship. To accomplish this task, it synthesises work from the analytic philosophy of social science with that of the neo-Marxism of the Frankfurt school.

Author : Diane E. Davis
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849506671
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Political Power and Social Theory written by Diane E. Davis and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12-21 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is time to consider changes in the field of comparative-historical sociology, as the discipline seeks to accommodate old and new trends as well as the transforming spatial scales in which political power and social theory are increasingly embedded. This title showcases articles that pursue similar themes.

Author : Craig Calhoun
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9781557864734
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Theory and the Politics of Identity written by Craig Calhoun and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1994-10-20 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New social movements of the post-war era have brought to prominence the idea that identity can be a crucial focus for political struggle. Linked to an increasing recognition that social theory itself must put the politics of identity on center stage, this volume impels social theorists not only to make sense of the "world out there", but also to make sense of differences within the discourse of theory.

Author : Aeron Davis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136940286
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Political Communication and Social Theory written by Aeron Davis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-09-13 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suitable for students and scholars of political communication and mass media in democracies, this book challenges the traditional scholarship on various issues such as: comparative political and media systems; theories of democracy, representation and the public sphere; and, political party communication, marketing and elections.

Author : Juan Francisco Salazar
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350109584
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thinking with Soils written by Juan Francisco Salazar and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a novel and systematic social theory of soil, and is representative of the rising interest in 'the material' in social sciences. Bringing together new modes of 'critical description' with speculative practices and methods of inquiry, it contributes to the exploration of current transformations in socioecologies, as well as in political and artistic practices, in order to address global ecological change. The chapters in this edited volume challenge scholars to attend more carefully to the ways in which they think about soil, both materially and theoretically. Contributors address a range of topics, including new ways of thinking about the politics of caring for soils; the ecological and symbiotic relations between soils; how the productive capacities and contested governance of soils are deployed as matters of political concern; and indigenous ways of knowing and being with soil.

Author : Russell Keat
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780631127550
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Social Theory written by Russell Keat and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Will Leggett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1137609028
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Politics and Social Theory written by Will Leggett and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under present social conditions, neither social theorists nor political scientists can afford to ignore one another. This book is a clear, structured account of the relationship between politics and social theory, examining both the political content of social theory, and how social theory has illuminated our understanding of politics.

Author : Will Leggett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781350363700
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Politics and Social Theory written by Will Leggett and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Under present social conditions, neither social theorists nor political scientists can afford to ignore one another. This book is a clear, structured account of the relationship between politics and social theory, examining both the political content of social theory, and how social theory has illuminated our understanding of politics."--