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The Future of Political Theory: The Normative Science of Politics
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This essay examines the contrasts between political theory and political science, with a view toward the future trends of the two in relation to one another in the twenty-first century. The author ventures to make three predictions and invites readers to offer their own insights in response.
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The Future of Political Theory: Revisiting Its Past and Some Thoughts About Its Future
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This short essay revisits answers to a similar question about the future of political theory posed 15 years ago and considers the significance of changes that have occurred since then.
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The Future of Political Theory: American Political Thought in the Trump Era
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This essay discusses how the study of American political thought can help contemporary scholars grapple with the rise of authoritarian populism in the United States.
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The Future of Political Theory: Using the Canon to Prepare for Tomorrow
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Political theory now must come to grips with the practical problems that have arisen from today’s extraordinary technological advances in communication and automation, which in turn have enabled economic globalization, polarization, and the rise of hyperpartisanship.
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How Should We Read a Painting Now?
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How does today’s global art world help open up questions about the global reach of art and artists in the past? And, linking past and present, how do we most effectively use language to convey, and interpret, the always elusive affective impact of art?