Introduction to Contemporary Political Theory

PART ONE: CONTEMPORARY LIBERAL THEORY/Rawls and Justice as Fairness/Introduction/The Original Position /Equal Opportunity/Cohen's Egalitarian Critique/The Principles that Apply to Individuals/Who are the Least Advantaged?/Beitz on Global Justice/A Political Conception of Justice/Nozick and the Entitlement Theory of Justice/Introduction/The State: Is it Necessary?/Wilt Chamberlain and the Entitlement Theory/The Principle of Initial Acquisition/The Principle of Rectification/Conclusion: Self Ownership and Private Property/Gauthier and Justice as Mutual Advantage/Introduction/Hobbes and the State of Nature/Gauthier and the Compliance Problem/What is a Rational Bargain?/The Limits of Justice as Mutual Advantage/Dworkin on Equality/Introduction/Dworkin on Equality of Resources/Welfare Reform and the Basic Income Proposal/Political Equality and Democracy/Against Luck Egalitarianism/PART TWO: ALTERNATIVE TRADITIONS/Communitarianism/Introduction/Deontological Liberalism and the Unencumbered Self/State Neutrality/Walzer on Complex Equality/Miller on Nationalism/Conclusion/Multiculturalism/Introduction: The Politics of Recognition/Kymlicka and the Rights of National Minorities/Polyethnic Rights/Barry Against Multiculturalism/Deliberative Democracy/Introduction: The Importance of Democracy/Moving Beyond the Aggregated Model of Democracy/How Substantive are the Principles of Democracy/Retaining the Critical Edge of Deliberative Democracy/Critically Assessing the Ideal of Deliberative Democracy/Feminism/Introduction/Liberal Feminism/The Public/Private Dichotomy/The Politics of Difference/Conclusion