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Cover -- Democracy and Northern Ireland -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Explaining the Belfast Agreement -- 2 Political Liberalism -- 3 Multiculturalism and the Politics of Difference -- 4 Deliberative Democracy and Democratic Communication -- 5 Social Capital, Trust and Civil Society -- 6 Feminism and the Politics of Difference -- 7 Radical Democracy -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

This paper, coauthored by mother and son (aged 10 at the time of writing, 12 at time of revisions), reports on the collaborative research experience during a 2.5-year-long autoethnographic study, which focused on bringing back the family heritage language after a 2-year break. Through a joint research diary, we regularly and rigorously chronicled both language-related conversations and our emotions linked to the process of bringing back the heritage language. Frustration, guilt, joy, exasperation, and pride were jointly discussed via what we call an un/familiar space. This paper explores the evolution of this space, linking it to Bhabha's third space theory and Gadamer's fusion of horizons. We present the un/familiar space both as an epistemological stance and as a methodological tool for intergenerational autoethnography, enabling both parents and children to engage with each other in a more neutral space, deliberately removed from traditional family roles. Further, we critically engage with the role of children as co-creators of knowledge within this space, contributing longitudinal data of co-construction and critical reflection from two generations to the research community.

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748615438);Community is one of the most widely used yet also one of the most complex concepts in modern political thought. This book provides an introduction to the concept, showing how philosophical ideas can be used in political practice.The aims of the book are to (i) provide a critical analysis of the historical use of the concept of community in political philosophy and sociological theory; (ii) demonstrate the problems that emanate from the division between communitarianism and liberalism; (iii) contrast the orthodox views on communitarianism of conservative thinkers in the UK and USA with more radical and egalitarian perspectives; (iv) consider possible new ways of thinking about notions of community in relation to social and economic policies; (v) show the relevance of community to debates about democracy, pluralism, difference and the future of the state and civil society.While other books consider either the philosophical or the policy elements of community, this book is unique in drawing together these strands and demonstrating their links. As such it is an ideal textbook for undergraduate students, grounding abstract and quite difficult theory in contemporary situations."

Develops a new theory of political temporality to demonstrate how to conduct political analysis in times of conflict and uncertaintyOffers an important differentiation between a political theory of temporality and philosophies of timeExamines contemporary debates on migration and border control to demonstrate the myopia in the understanding of historical contexts that give rise to the displacement and/or mobility of migrants Analyses current debates about the decline of or lack of faith in democratic institutions exemplified by the rise of populism and highlights the limitations of elite politicsDevelops a new theory of political temporality focused on process-driven accounts of political developmentAdrian Little demonstrates how different conceptions of past, present and future contribute to the nature of political conflict in the world today. Reacting against narratives of political disillusionment and apathy, he focuses on how a new understanding of political temporality can inform our approach to political problems. He forms his argument around three major cases in which the nature of past, present and future is contested: Indigenous politics in settler colonies; the politics of bordering and migration; and debates over the future of democracy.Little shows how to rethink ways in which we can act on intractable issues in politics beyond philosophical analysis. In doing so, he brings together a theory of temporality with a model of political action derived from process philosophy to reinvigorate temporal understandings of the problems that political actors face

Evil is sometimes thought to be incomprehensible and abnormal, falling outside of familiar historical and human processes. And yet the twentieth century was replete with instances of cruelty on a massive scale, including systematic torture, murder, and enslavement of ordinary, innocent human beings. These overwhelming atrocities included genocide, totalitarianism, the Holocaust, and the Holodomor. This Element underlines the importance of careful, truthful historical investigation of the complicated realities of dark periods in human history; the importance of understanding these events in terms that give attention to the human experience of the people who were subject to them and those who perpetrated them; the question of whether the idea of 'evil' helps us to confront these periods honestly; and the possibility of improving our civilization's resilience in the face of the impulses towards cruelty to other human beings that have so often emerged.

1. Ontology and Government -- 2. Scientific Realism and the study of Government -- 3. The Ontology of Composition -- 4. Intellectual Tools for Understanding Government -- 5. Institutions, Norms, and Networks -- 6. Sources of Organization Failure -- 7. Electoral Democracy -- 8. What Does Government Do? -- 9. Governments as Regulators -- 10. Concluding Observations.

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: Us versus Them: America and Islam in the Age of Terror -- CHAPTER ONE: Genesis: Containment and Cold War in the Muslim World -- CHAPTER TWO: George H. W. Bush and the End of the Cold War: "Beyond Containment" in the Middle East -- CHAPTER THREE: Bill Clinton and the Middle East: From "Enlargement" to "Dual Containment" -- CHAPTER FOUR: Containment on Steroids? George W. Bush and Rogue State Rollback -- CHAPTER FIVE: The Obama Doctrine: "Contagement" and Counterterrorism in the Muslim World -- CHAPTER SIX: Revelations: Islamophobia, the Green Threat, and a New Cold War in the Middle East? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- A Note on Further Reading and Historical Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.