Political theory and partisan politics /
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Portis, Edward Bryan. Gundersen, Adolf G., 1958- Shively, Ruth Lessl. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Albany : State University of New York Press, [2000] |
| Series: | SUNY series in political theory. Contemporary issues.
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| Summary: | Political theorists typically define political action in terms of rational potential rather than conflict, and for this reason neglect the partisan nature of political experience. This volume redresses this neglect, focusing on the interrelated questions of whether the task of political theory is to find some means of containing partisan politics and whether political theory is itself separate from partisan politics. Each section of the book corresponds to one of three ways of conceiving the optimal or necessary relationship between political theory and partisan political struggle. The first section considers the extent to which partisan politics requires constitutional consensus and the degree to which such a consensus requires correct theoretical underpinnings. The second focuses on the compatibility of theoretical deliberation with partisan politics, and the third on the possibility that political theory is itself necessarily a form or means of partisan engagement. The end result is a theoretically diverse but focused debate on this important but neglected subject.<br> <br> <br> <br> Contributors include William E. Connolly, Mary G. Dietz, Adolf G. Gundersen, John G. Gunnell, Donald S. Lutz, Edward Bryan Portis, Arlene W. Saxonhouse, Ruth Lessl Shively, and Thomas A. Spragens, Jr. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 226 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0791445917 0791445925 |
| Author Notes: | Mary G. Dietz, (Ph.D., California-Berkeley, 1982), Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota Adolf G. Gundersen, (Ph.D., Wisconsin, 1991), formerly Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas AandM University. Currently an unaffiliated scholar John G. Gunnell, (Ph.D., California-Berkeley, 1964), Distinguished Professor of Political Science, State University of New York at Albany Donald S. Lutz, (Ph.D., Indiana, 1969), Professor of Political Science, University of Houston Edward Bryan Portis, (Ph.D., Vanderbilt, 1973), Professor of Political Science, Texas AandM University Arlene Saxonhouse, (Ph.D., Yale, 1972), Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan Ruth Lessl Shively, (Ph.D., Wisconsin, 1993), formerly Assistant Professor of Political Science, Texas AandM University. Currently an unaffiliated scholar Thomas A. Spragens, Jr., (Ph.D., Duke, 1968), Professor of Political Science, Duke University |