William E. Connolly: Democracy, Pluralism and Political Theory (Routledge Innovators in Political Theory)

William E. Connolly’s writings have pushed the leading edge of political theory, first in North America and then in Europe as well, for more than two decades now. This book draws on his numerous influential books and articles to provide a coherent and comprehensive overview of his significant contribution to the field of political theory. The book focuses in particular on three key areas of his thinking: * Democracy: his work in democratic theory – through his critical challenges to the traditions of Rawlsian theories of justice and Habermasian theories of deliberative democracy – has spurred the creation of a fertile and powerful new literature * Pluralism: Connolly's work utterly transformed the terrain of the field by helping to resignify pluralism: from a conservative theory of order based on the status quo into a radical theory of democratic contestation based on a progressive political vision * The Terms of Political Theory: Connolly has changed the language in which Anglo-American political theory is spoken, and entirely shuffled the pack with which political theorists work. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 8 Introduction: Politics, theory, and innovation: the writings of William E. Connolly......Page 10 Part I The theory of pluralism......Page 22 1 The challenge to pluralist theory (1969)......Page 24 2 Pluralization (1995)......Page 46 3 Fundamentalism in America (1995)......Page 70 4 Deep pluralism (2005)......Page 94 5 Post-sovereign pluralist politics (2005)......Page 114 Part II Agonistic democracy......Page 138 6 Confessing identity\belonging to difference (1991)......Page 140 7 Agonism and liberalism (1991)......Page 156 8 Agonism and democracy (1991)......Page 183 9 Beyond the moral imperative (1993)......Page 216 10 An ethos of engagement (2000)......Page 240 Part III The terms of political theory......Page 264 11 Essentially contested concepts (1974)......Page 266 12 The order of modernity (1988)......Page 289 13 Taylor, Foucault, and truth (1985)......Page 303 14 White noise (2005)......Page 312 15 Twilight of the idols (1995)......Page 321 16 An interview with William Connolly: Interview questions from Samuel Chambers......Page 330 Index......Page 342 William E. Connolly's Writings Have Been At The Leading Edge Of Political Theory Since The 1970s. This Book Draws On His Numerous Influential Books And Articles To Provide A Coherent And Comprehensive Overview Of His Innovatory Work And His Contribution To The Field Of Political Theory.--book Jacket. The Challenge To Pluralist Theory (1969) -- Pluralization (1995) -- Fundamentalism In America (1995) -- Deep Pluralism (2005) -- Post-sovereign Pluralist Politics (2005) -- Confessing Identity/belonging To Difference (1991) -- Agonism And Liberalism (1991) -- Agonism And Democracy (1991) -- Beyond The Moral Imperative (1993) -- An Ethos Of Engagement (2000) -- Essentially Contested Concepts (1974) -- The Order Of Modernity (1988) -- Taylor, Foucault, And Truth (1985) -- White Noise (2005) -- Twilight Of The Idols (1995) -- An Interview With William Connolly : Interview Questions From Samuel Chambers. Edited By Samuel A. Chambers And Terrell Carver. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Humanities Book Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Acknowledgements 8 Introduction: Politics, theory, and innovation: the writings of William E. Connolly 10 Part I The theory of pluralism 22 1 The challenge to pluralist theory (1969) 24 2 Pluralization (1995) 46 3 Fundamentalism in America (1995) 70 4 Deep pluralism (2005) 94 5 Post-sovereign pluralist politics (2005) 114 Part II Agonistic democracy 138 6 Confessing identity\belonging to difference (1991) 140 7 Agonism and liberalism (1991) 156 8 Agonism and democracy (1991) 183 9 Beyond the moral imperative (1993) 216 10 An ethos of engagement (2000) 240 Part III The terms of political theory 264 11 Essentially contested concepts (1974) 266 12 The order of modernity (1988) 289 13 Taylor, Foucault, and truth (1985) 303 14 White noise (2005) 312 15 Twilight of the idols (1995) 321 16 An interview with William Connolly: Interview questions from Samuel Chambers 330 Index 342 The challenge to pluralist theory (1969) Pluralization (1995) Fundamentalism in America (1995) Deep pluralism (2005) Post-sovereign pluralist politics (2005) Agonistic democracy Chapter confessing identity/belonging to difference (1991) Agonism and liberalism (1991) Agonism and democracy (1991) Beyond the moral imperative (1993) An ethos of engagement (2000) The terms of political theory Essentially contested concepts (1974) The order of modernity (1988) Taylor, Foucault and truth (1985) White noise (2005) Twilight of the idols (1995) An interview with William Connolly. This volume draws on William E. Connolly?s numerous influential books and articles to provide a coherent and comprehensive overview of his significant contribution to the field of political theory