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Liberal realism

A realist theory of liberal politics

Bibliographic Data

ID19979754
AuthorsMatt Sleat (0000-0003-2518-6940, corresponding author)
Year2017
Pages208
Publication date2017-11-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueLiberal Realism (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherManchester University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.7228/manchester/9780719088902.001.0001
OpenAlexW596713807
Open LibraryOL28510424M
ISBN9780719088902
LanguageEN
Citations received105

Introduction: The resurgence of realist political theory 1. The liberal vision of the political: Consensus, freedom, and legitimacy 2. The realist vision of the political: Conflict, coercion, and the circumstances of politics 3. The realist challenge to liberal theory 4. Liberal alternatives: The liberalism of fear and modus vivendi 5. Bernard Williams and the structure of liberal realism 6. The partisan foundations of liberal realism 7. The moderate hegemony of liberal realism Bibliography Index

Classical liberalism · Coercion (linguistics) · Epistemology · Hegemony · Legitimacy · Liberalism · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Realism · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism

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Unique citing works105
Citations per year8,75
Citation span2014 - 2026 (13)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 100

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