Research
Morality: Aid, Harm and Obligation: What Ethical Responsibility Cannot Justify
Chinese Legalism
Book abstract: This work serves as a reference source for anyone interested in the roots of contemporary political theory.
Constitutional Character: Virtues and Vices in Presidential Leadership
Presidents and presidential candidates should be assessed more than they usually are on the basis of what may be called constitutional character.
Representing Future Generations: Political Presentism and Democratic Trusteeship
Democracy is prone to what may be called presentism - a bias in the laws in favor of present over future generations.
The Place of Self-Interest and the Role of Power in Deliberative Democracy
This article argues, against all previous deliberative theory, that self-interest ought to play a role in deliberative democracy.
Athens: The First Domino?
This fiscal crisis could ignite the next global financial meltdown.
The New Generation of Organizers
The progressive movement is seeing a resurgence of younger organizers thanks, in part, to the “Obama effect” of the 2008 campaign, and a renewed attempt to articulate values and build authentic relati
The Democratic Citizen: Social Science and Democratic Theory in the Twentieth Century
This 1970 study examines the implications of empirical studies in the social sciences with reference to various strands of American and British democratic theory.
Leading Change: Leadership, Organization, and Social Movements
Leadership means taking on the responsibility of creating conditions that enable others to achieve a shared purpose in the face of uncertainty.
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