-
428The mirage of global justiceSocial Philosophy and Policy 23 (1): 1-28. 2006.The political pursuit of global justice is not a worthy goal, and our aims in establishing international legal and political institutions should be more modest. The pursuit of justice in the international order is dangerous to the extent that it requires the establishment of powerful supranational agencies, or legitimizes greater and more frequent exercise of political, economic, and military power by strong states or coalitions. The primary concern in the establishment and design of all legal a…Read more
-
96Handbook of political theory (edited book)SAGE. 2004.`This volume combines remarkable coverage and distinguished contributors. The inclusion of thematic, conceptual, and historical chapters will make it a valuable resource for scholars as well as students' - Professor George Klosko, Department of Politics, University of Virginia This major new Handbook provides a definitive state-of-the-art review to political theory, past and present. It offers a complete guide to all the main areas and fields of political and philosophical inquiry today by the w…Read more
-
17Review of Terry Nardin, The Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott (review)Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 2002 (12). 2002.
-
89Liberalism, Communitarianism, and Political CommunitySocial Philosophy and Policy 13 (1): 80. 1996.The primary concern of this essay is with the question “What is a political community?” This question is important in its own right. Arguably, the main purpose of political philosophy is to provide an account of the nature of political association and, in so doing, to describe the relations that hold between the individual and the state. The question is also important, however, because of its centrality in contemporary debate about liberalism and community
-
5ImmigrationIn Hugh LaFollette (ed.), The Oxford handbook of practical ethics, Oxford University Press. 2003.
-
95Equality and diversityPolitics, Philosophy and Economics 1 (2): 185-212. 2002.The foundations of human inequality lie in the fact of human diversity, or in the human tendency to differentiate from some while associating with others to form groups. The diversity which results from association and differentiation makes equality unattainable. Diversity and equality are incompatible, and attempts to promote one can only be made at the expense of the other. In these circumstances, we should abandon the ideal of equality as incapable of offering us an adequate understanding of …Read more
-
17Critical Exchange on the 2010 Nobel Peace PrizeContemporary Political Theory 11 (2): 229-240. 2012.
-
32Two Constructions of LibertarianismLibertarian Papers 1 11. 2009.The libertarian first principle—a belief in individual freedom—can lead to two different and not necessarily acceptable societies from the standpoint of liberty. One is the “Union of Liberty,” in which communities, associations, and intermediate bodies are held to rigorous standards of voluntariness . In the other, the “Federation of Liberty,” they are not .While in any free society individuals may voluntarily join together and waive some of their rights , hard questions arise when nonconsenting…Read more
-
45Postcolonialism and political theoryContemporary Political Theory 8 (3): 363-365. 2009.Postcolonialism and Political Theory explores the intersection between the political and the postcolonial through an engagement with, critique of, and challenge to some of the prevalent, restrictive tenets and frameworks of Western political and social thought. It is a response to the call by postcolonial studies, as well as to the urgent need within world politics, to turn towards a multiplicity largely excluded from globally dominant discourses of community, subjectivity, power and prosperity …Read more
-
36
-
169Are Refugees Special?In Sarah Fine & Lea Ypi (eds.), Migration in Political Theory: The Ethics of Movement and Membership, Oxford University Press. forthcoming.
-
213Survey Article: Multiculturalism as Fairness: Will Kymlicka's Multicultural CitizenshipJournal of Political Philosophy 5 (4): 406-427. 1997.
-
75One Cheer for Constantinople: A Comment on Pettit and Skinner on Hobbes and FreedomHobbes Studies 22 (2): 192-198. 2009.Philip Pettit and Quentin Skinner find Hobbes's understanding of freedom as non-interference inadequate because it fails to appreciate what is wrong with a life lived as a slave. Though their critiques have some force, however, Hobbes's view of freedom has virtues of its own. It is highly sensitive to the fact that freedom is a matter of degree. It is also unlikely to mistake freedom for something else, like security or dignity. Moreover, Hobbes is not as unmindful of the dangers of servility as…Read more
-
14Islam, Democracy and Civil SocietyJournal des Economistes Et des Etudes Humaines 13 (2). 2003.The purpose of this article, more particularly, is to explore the place of Islam in the modern world-a world which contemporary writers increasingly try to understand by invoking the notions of democracy and civil society.For many, then, Islam stands in a relationship of tension with - if not complete antagonism to - democracy and modernity. It is a religion, and a philosophy, which is a throwback to the middle ages, and an obstacle to human progress.The concern of this essay is to argue that Is…Read more
-
40Explaining Moral VarietySocial Philosophy and Policy 11 (1): 1-21. 1994.Reflection on the variety of forms of social life has long been a source of moral skepticism. The thought that there are many radically different social systems, each of which colors the way its members think about moral and political questions, has been thought by many moral philosophers to undermine confidence in our belief that our way of looking at-or even posing-these questions is the correct one. The fact of cultural variety is held to reduce, if not eliminate altogether, the possibility o…Read more
-
27Conservatism, liberalism and ideology∗Critical Review: A Journal of Politics and Society 1 (3): 30-44. 1987.Conservatism: Dream And Reality by Robert Nisbet Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1986. 118pp., $9.95 LIBERALISM by John Gray Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1986. 106pp., $9.95 IDEOLOGY by David McLellan Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1986. 99pp., $9?95
-
The Dilemma of a Dutiful Daughter: Love and Freedom in the Thought of KartiniIn Debra Satz & Rob Reich (eds.), Toward a humanist justice : the political philosophy of Susan Moller Okin, Oup Usa. 2009.
-
186Rawls: ‘A Theory of Justice' and its CriticsStanford University Press. 1990.1 A New Departure 'No commanding work of political theory has appeared in the 20th century.' So said Isaiah Berlin, writing in 1962 . ...
-
London School of EconomicsRegular Faculty
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Law |
Social and Political Philosophy |
Areas of Interest
Applied Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
Philosophy of Law |
Social and Political Philosophy |