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Democratic Representation in America

By: Charles R Beitz,Edwards S Sandford Professor of Politics Charles R Beitz

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For the People?

Democratic Representation in America

By: Charles R Beitz,Edwards S Sandford Professor of Politics Charles R Beitz

Many observers of American politics believe that representative government, particularly in the Congress, is failing. This book examines the case for failure: what are the outward signs, and how do they reflect breaches of underlying norms of fair and effective representation? The book argues that good representation demands healthy competition between parties, but that in today's America, that competition has run off the rails.

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Oxford University Press

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0197780431

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9780197780435

Political Equality

An Essay in Democratic Theory

By: Charles R. Beitz

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Political Equality

An Essay in Democratic Theory

By: Charles R. Beitz

The description for this book, Political Equality: An Essay in Democratic Theory, will be forthcoming.

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Princeton University Press

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0691221413

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9780691221410

The Idea of Human Rights

By: Charles R. Beitz

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The Idea of Human Rights

By: Charles R. Beitz

The international doctrine of human rights is one of the most ambitious parts of the settlement of World War II. Since then, the language of human rights has become the common language of social criticism in global political life. This book is a theoretical examination of the central idea of that language, the idea of a human right. In contrast to more conventional philosophical studies, the author takes a practical approach, looking at the history and political practice of human rights for guidance in understanding the central idea. The author presents a model of human rights as matters of international concern, whose violation by governments can justify international protective and restorative action ranging from intervention to assistance. He proposes a schema for justifying human rights and applies it to several controversial cases-rights against poverty, rights to democracy, and the human rights of women. Throughout, the book attends to some main reasons why people are sceptical about human rights, including the fear that human rights will be used by strong powers to advance their national interests. The book concludes by observing that contemporary human rights practice is vulnerable to several pathologies and argues the need for international collaboration to avoid them.

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OUP Oxford

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019161016X

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9780191610165

Political Theory and International Relations

By: Charles R. Beitz

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Political Theory and International Relations

By: Charles R. Beitz

In one, international relations is a Hobbesian state of nature in which moral judgments are entirely inappropriate, and in the other, states are analogous to persons in domestic society in having rights of autonomy that insulate them from external moral assessment and political interference.

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Princeton University Press

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0691009155

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9780691009155

The Idea of Human Rights

By: Charles R. Beitz

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The Idea of Human Rights

By: Charles R. Beitz

Human rights have become one of the most important moral concepts in global political life over the last 60 years. Charles Beitz, one of the world's leading philosophers, offers a compelling new examination of the idea of a human right.

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Oxford University Press

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0199604371

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Political Theory and International Relations

By: Charles R. Beitz

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For the People?

Democratic Representation in America

By: Charles R Beitz,Edwards S Sandford Professor of Politics Charles R Beitz

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Democratic Representation in America

By: Charles R Beitz,Edwards S Sandford Professor of Politics Charles R Beitz

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0197780431

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For the People?

For the People?

Political Equality

Political Equality

The Idea of Human Rights

The Idea of Human Rights

Political Theory and International Relations

Political Theory and International Relations

The Idea of Human Rights

The Idea of Human Rights

Political Theory and International Relations

Political Theory and International Relations

For the People?

For the People?

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