Undoing ties
Subtitle: political philosophy at the waning of the state
By: Mariano Croce and Andrea Salvatore
Contributors: Salvatore, Andrea, author
Edition: English edition.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9781628922035; 9781628922028
Subjects: History; Philosophy; Political science; The State
Work titles: Filosofia politica. Le nuove frontier
Description: "Undoing Ties: Political Philosophy at the Waning of the State is a comprehensive overview of the most significant theories and contributions in the field of political philosophy of the last three decades. It is a journey through contemporary political philosophy that puts forward a basic interpretative hypothesis. Mariano Croce and Andrea Salvatore analyse the theories and proposals of many prominent political philosophers and attempt to arrive at the conclusion that today's politics is characterised by a striking reviviscence of groups (whether ethnic, religious, financial, or else) which is profoundly impacting on the role of traditional political institutions, and on the state in particular. Political philosophers discussed include Giorgio Agamben, Zygmunt Bauman, Mark Goodale, Martha Nussbaum, Charles Taylor, Slavoj Žižek and many others. Undoing Ties also devotes attention to elements that are crucial to a sound analysis of contemporary politics, both at a national and at a global level, such as the law and the transformation of the legal practice and a socio-anthropological analysis of globalisation. It is an exhaustive picture of the debates and discussions in the field of political philosophy in a captivating way, which leads the reader to an informed global understanding of the field, but also to reflect on some vital issues that directly affect their everyday life"--
Notes: Translation of: Filosofia politica. Le nuove frontier.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. AFTER THE STATE; title: 1.1. Theories of government; title: 1.2. Justice and injustices; title: 2. ABOVE THE STATE; title: 2.1. Theories of globalization; title: 2.2. Order and democracy in the global scenario; title: 3. WITHOUT THE STATE; title: 3.1. The twilight of the only legislator; title: 3.2. The law, the market and the demise of politics.