Recent political thought has grappled with a crisis in philosophical foundations: how do we justify the explicit and implicit normative claims and assumptions t

This book is the first to explore systematically what it means to think 'politically'. Using detailed contemporary and historical material, and investigating bo

Political Theory: Methods and Approaches is one of the first books to analyze research methods in political theory and political philosophy. Drawing together a

Oxford Handbooks of Political Science are the essential guide to the state of political science today. With engaging contributions from 51 major international s

In this volume, the study of legislatures has traditionally been a central preoccupation of political scientists. Legislatures provide good laboratories for tes