Thus political theory formation requires consensus. We also need a sense of a common goal that can only be clarified only through dialogue. These are the problems faced by any theoretical group and the solutions will probably be many and varied. Finally it should be remembered that theory is not ideology. The latter is a system of beliefs thought to be true, the former a system of concepts held as a hypothesis.
Theories are indispensable and can be liberating, ideologies are often dangerous and imprisoning.