Robert E. Goodin è un eminente scienziato sociale il cui lavoro si addentra nella teoria politica e nella filosofia morale. Indaga sulla natura del potere politico, sull'etica nella sfera pubblica e sulle norme sociali che plasmano il nostro comportamento. Il suo approccio analitico e la sua profondità di pensiero offrono ai lettori uno sguardo penetrante sulle complesse questioni della governance e della coesione sociale. Gli scritti di Goodin sono apprezzati per il loro rigore intellettuale e la loro capacità di illuminare i principi fondamentali che guidano le interazioni umane all'interno della società.
Exploring the mechanisms of structural injustice, Robert Goodin delves into social position, networks, language, norms, reputation, and organization. Drawing from various social sciences, he identifies commonalities among these factors and discusses actionable strategies to address and overcome them. This insightful analysis highlights the complexities of injustice and offers a pathway toward social change.
"In a culture that worships ceaseless striving, ""settling"" seems like giving up. But is it? On Settling defends the positive value of settling, explaining why this disdained practice is not only more realistic but more useful than an excessive ideal of striving. In fact, the book makes the case that we'd all be lost without settling--and that even to strive, one must first settle ..."--Book jacket flap.
"Political Theory Without Borders" redefines political theory in light of globalization and environmental challenges. This collection addresses global issues like climate change and unrestricted movement across borders, featuring contributions from emerging scholars and established theorists, emphasizing the renewed importance of justice, equality, liberty, and oppression.
Exploring the intricate relationship between compromise and complicity, the authors utilize insights from philosophy, law, and political science, alongside their extensive experience in emergency medical services within conflict zones. Their analysis addresses the moral and ethical dilemmas faced in such challenging environments, offering a nuanced perspective on the responsibilities and decisions made during crises.
Democratic Theory and Practice After the Deliberative Turn
Focusing on the intersection of macro-democratic processes and micro-deliberation, this book offers a fresh perspective on democratic theory and practice. It explores how smaller, more localized deliberative methods can enhance and innovate traditional democratic frameworks, emphasizing the potential for improved citizen engagement and decision-making in contemporary governance.
The Oxford Handbook of International Relations offers the most authoritative and comprehensive overview to date of the field of international relations. Arguably the most impressive collection of international relations scholars ever brought together within one volume, the Handbook debates the nature of the field itself, critically engages with the major theories, surveys a wide spectrum of methods, addresses the relationship between scholarship and policy making, and examines the field's relation with cognate disciplines. The Handbook takes as its central themes the interaction between empirical and normative inquiry that permeates all theorizing in the field and the way in which contending approaches have shaped one another. In doing so, it provides an authoritative and critical introduction to the subject and establishes a sense of the field as a dynamic realm of argument and inquiry. The Oxford Handbook of International Relations will be essential reading for all of those interested in the advanced study of global politics and international affairs.
This is part of a ten volume set of reference books offering authoritative and engaging critical overviews of the state of political science. This work explores the idea of context in politics from a number of angles, including philosophically psychologically, historically and culturally.
Instead of merely casting the occasional ballot, deliberative democrats want citizens to reason together. They embrace 'talk as a decision procedure'. But of course thousands or millions of people cannot realistically talk to one another all at once. When putting their theories into practice, deliberative democrats therefore tend to focus on 'mini-publics', usually of a couple dozen to a couple hundred people. In Innovating Democracy, Robert Goodin surveys these new deliberative mechanisms, asking how they work and what we can properly expect of them. He concludes we should treat talk as discovery procedure rather than as a decision procedure. Goodin goes on to show how to adapt our thinking about the familiar institutions of representative democracy to take full advantage of such deliberative inputs. That involves rethinking who should get a say, how we hold people accountable, how we sequence deliberative moments and the roles of parties and legislatures in that.
The book explores the evolving understanding of democracy, challenging the simplistic view of it as just a tally of votes. It emphasizes that while this mechanistic approach has benefits, particularly in addressing factual issues, it falls short in navigating complex political disputes. The author delves into the nuanced dynamics of democratic processes, highlighting the importance of context, dialogue, and the interplay of differing perspectives in shaping effective governance and societal consensus.
The book explores the ethical implications of social welfare, contrasting individual responsibility with collective accountability. Authors Schmidtz and Goodin engage in a critical discussion, addressing the complexities of welfare systems and the moral obligations of individuals versus society. Their analysis contributes to the ongoing international debate about the most just and effective approaches to social welfare.