Republicanism and Political Theory

Republicanism and Political Theory is the first book to offer a comprehensive survey of republican political theory. Critically assessing the historical credentials, conceptual coherence and normative proposals of republicanism, it brings together original contributions from leading international scholars. The volume focuses on four main areas: liberty in the republican tradition; freedom as non–domination and its critics; the borders of republicanism; and new republican debates, reflecting upon the contribution that republicans have made to our understanding of political life. Individual chapters are closely related to one another, providing readers with valuable insight into the main debates taking place between republicans and their critics. An essential text for students in political theory and political science, this volume also serves as an invaluable resource for research scholars in political philosophy, intellectual history, law, international relations, European studies, and gender studies.

Notes on Contributors.

The Republican Contribution to Contemporary PoliticalTheory: Cécile Laborde (University College London) andJohn Maynor (Middle Tennessee State University).

Part I: Republican Freedom and its Critics:.

1. Liberty and Domination: Matthew Kramer (University ofCambridge).

2. How are Power and Unfreedom Related?: Ian Carter (Universityof Pavia).

3. Freedom as the Absence of Arbitrary Power: Quentin Skinner(University of Cambridge).

4. Republican Freedom: Three Axioms, Four Theorems: PhilipPettit (Princeton University).

Part II: Republicanism, Democracy and Citizenship:.

5. Republican Citizenship, Nationality and Europe: David Miller(University of Oxford).

6. Republicanism and Constitutionalism: Richard Bellamy(University College London).

7. Non–Domination and Transnational Democracy: James Bohman (StLouis University).

Part III: Republicanism, Rights and Domination:.

8. Republican Punishment, Consequentialist or Retributive?:Richard Dagger (Arizona State University).

9. Pettit s Civic Republicanism and Male Domination:Marilyn Friedman (Washington University, St Louis, Missouri).

Index

Cécile Laborde is Reader in Political Theory atUniversity College London. She is the author of LaConfrérie Layenne et les Lébous du Sénégal(1995), Pluralist Thought and the State in Britain andFrance (2000), and Critical Republicanism. The HijabControversy, Republican Theory and the Left (2008). Her work onsecularism, multiculturalism, patriotism, and republicanism hasrecently been published in Journal of Political Philosophy,Political Theory, British Journal of Political Science, PoliticalStudies, and Constellations. Current projects includethe political philosophy of religion, and republicanism and globaljustice.

John Maynor is an Associate Professor in PoliticalPhilosophy at Middle Tennessee State University. He is the authorof Republicanism in the Modern World (2003) and haspublished a number of articles on republican theory. His currentresearch focuses on how new media is affecting political engagementand on republican responses to the forces of globalization.

"This collection, which brings together ten major figures incontemporary political theory, represents an important contributionto the elaboration of the republican paradigm. It furthersinvestigation into the republican′s core theoretical commitment toa distinctive conception of liberty, and extends the theory′s reachinto new areas, to do with transnationalism, gender relations, andconstitutionalism, to name just these. The essays are allfirst–rate, and should become reference points for future debate."
Daniel Weinstock, Université de Montréal<!––end––>