7%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Theories of the Democratic State
John Dryzek
€ 50.09
€ 46.40
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Theories of the Democratic State
Paperback. This major work provides a broad-ranging assessment of classical and contemporary theories of the state, focusing primarily on the democratic state. As well as outlining theories used to understand the state, it examines critiques of modern states that have emerged from feminism, environmentalism, neo-conservatism and post-modernism. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
We live in a world governed by states whose enduring importance and domination of contemporary politics has been strikingly underlined by their renewed activism in the face of a global economic crisis. Yet the very nature of states remains deeply contested, with a range of competing theories offering very different views of how they actually do or should operate. In the past this competition has lead to deep ideological conflict - and even to war. In this major new work, John S. Dryzek and Patrick Dunleavy provide a broad-ranging assessment of classical and contemporary theories of the ... Read more
We live in a world governed by states whose enduring importance and domination of contemporary politics has been strikingly underlined by their renewed activism in the face of a global economic crisis. Yet the very nature of states remains deeply contested, with a range of competing theories offering very different views of how they actually do or should operate. In the past this competition has lead to deep ideological conflict - and even to war. In this major new work, John S. Dryzek and Patrick Dunleavy provide a broad-ranging assessment of classical and contemporary theories of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230542877
SKU
V9780230542877
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About John Dryzek
JOHN S. DRYZEK is Professor of Political Science and Australian Research Council Federation Fellow in the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. PATRICK DUNLEAVY is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy Chair at the London School of Economics and Politics Science, UK.
Reviews for Theories of the Democratic State
At a time when many are rethinking the relationship between state and market, this is a very useful survey setting the issues in historical and theoretical perspective. Like its predecessor, Dunleavy and O'Leary's Theories of the State, it will be very effective for course use. - Peter A. Hall, Harvard University [A] good introductory book which can be ... Read more