The Exile of Political Theory
The Lost Homeland of Legitimation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6345116 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jon Simons (0000-0002-4624-4989, University of Nottingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 683-697 |
| Publication date | 1995-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9248.1995.tb01726.x |
| OpenAlex | W2047386813 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
A sense of distance or exile is a recurrent theme of the literature in which the state of the political theory is either lamented or acclaimed. A review of these tales suggests that implicit definitions of the homeland of the sub-discipline as philosophical, practical or interpretive are inadequate, leading to mistaken diagnoses of the reasons for the ills or recovery of political philosophy. This paper argues that political theory has been exiled from its previous role or homeland of legitimation of political orders. Under contemporary conditions in the advanced liberal capitalist political order, in which a media-generated imagology of society as a communicative system fills the role of a legitimating discourse, political theory faces a legitimation crisis
Epistemology · Homeland · Legitimation · Political economy · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Theme (computing · Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies · Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2026 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |