Beschreibung:
Matt Sleat is Reader in Political Theory at the University of Sheffield
The first comprehensive overview of the resurgence of interest in realist political theory, and a defence of liberal politics in realist terms
Introduction: The resurgence of realist political theory1. The liberal vision of the political: consensus, freedom, and legitimacy2. The realist vision of the political: conflict, coercion, and the circumstances of politics3. The realist challenge to liberal theory4. Liberal alternatives: the liberalism of fear and modus vivendi5. Bernard Williams and the structure of liberal realism6. The partisan foundations of liberal realism7. The moderate hegemony of liberal realismBibliographyIndex