Republicanism and Political Theory is the first book to offer a comprehensive and critical survey of republican political theory. Critically assesses its historical credentials, conceptual coherence, and normative proposals Brings together original contributions from leading international scholars in an interactive way Provides the reader with valuable insight into new debates taking place in republican political theory

Product Description: This is the first comparative study of early twentieth-century French and British schools of political pluralism. A wide-ranging survey of the works of thinkers such as J.N. Figgis, G.D.H. Cole, Harold Laski, Edouard Berth, Maxime Leroy and Léon Duguit, this book is a major contribution to the study of the national tradition of political thought and to the understanding of the relationship between state, groups and individuals in democratic societies...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)