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Governing subjects : An introducgtion to the study of politics

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Publication details: London Routledge 2010Description: 286p xiISBN:
  • 9780415998901
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320 BAL
Contents:
Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; General Introduction; Part One: Law and Institutions; 1. Law and the Rule of Law; 2. The Separation of Powers; 3. Judicial Review; 4. Conceptions of Democracy: "Thick" versus "Thin"; 5. The Concept (and Reality?) of Representation; 6. Political Parties; 7. Elections; 8. Civil Society Part Two: Markets and Power Introduction to Part Two; 9. Human Nature and the Market; 10. Freedom and the Market; 11. Justice and the Market; 12. Democracy and the Market I: Corporations and the State; 13. Democracy and the Market II: Corporate Governance; 14. Democracy and the Market III: Globalization and Governance; 15. The Concept of Power I: The Three Faces of "Negative" Power; 16. The Concept of Power II: Normalization versus Communication; Part Three: Culture and Identity Introduction to Part Three; 17. What is (a) Culture?; 18. Beyond Ethnocentrism and Relativism?; 19. Modernity; 20. Modernity and Identity; 21. Gender Identity; 22. Racial Identity; 23. National Identity; 24. Religious Identity; Part Four: Conclusion Introduction to Part Four; 25. The Subject; 26. The Subject in the Group; 27. Identity Politics Revisited; 28. The Subject in Nature; Glossary of Names; Bibliography; Endnotes; Author(s); Biography; Reviews;
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Table of Contents;
Preface;
Acknowledgements;
General Introduction;
Part One: Law and Institutions;
1. Law and the Rule of Law;
2. The Separation of Powers;
3. Judicial Review;
4. Conceptions of Democracy: "Thick" versus "Thin";
5. The Concept (and Reality?) of Representation;
6. Political Parties; 7. Elections;
8. Civil Society Part Two: Markets and Power Introduction to Part Two;
9. Human Nature and the Market;
10. Freedom and the Market;
11. Justice and the Market;
12. Democracy and the Market I: Corporations and the State;
13. Democracy and the Market II: Corporate Governance;
14. Democracy and the Market III: Globalization and Governance;
15. The Concept of Power I: The Three Faces of "Negative" Power;
16. The Concept of Power II: Normalization versus Communication; Part Three: Culture and Identity Introduction to Part Three;
17. What is (a) Culture?;
18. Beyond Ethnocentrism and Relativism?;
19. Modernity;
20. Modernity and Identity;
21. Gender Identity;
22. Racial Identity;
23. National Identity;
24. Religious Identity; Part Four: Conclusion Introduction to Part Four;
25. The Subject;
26. The Subject in the Group;
27. Identity Politics Revisited;
28. The Subject in Nature;
Glossary of Names;
Bibliography;
Endnotes;
Author(s);
Biography;
Reviews;