politics Archives - Franklin Humanities Institute https://humanitiesfutures.org/tag/politics/ Humanities Futures Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:20:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 "Illuminating the Hole": Kinshasa’s Makeovers Between Dream and Reality https://humanitiesfutures.org/papers/illuminating-the-hole-kinshasas-makeovers-between-dream-and-reality/ Fri, 06 Jul 2018 15:25:23 +0000 https://humanitiesfutures.org/?post_type=papers&p=3217 I examine the history of modern urban planning ideas and makeover models in the capital city of Kinshasa, Congo, with specific reference to the career of Pume Bylex. These proposed and attempted makeovers are looked at in the historical, cultural, and social context of Kinshasa itself, specifically regarding its colonial past, its prevailing mysticism, and its residents' collective yearning for a dream city and a utopia that removes them from the reality of the actual city and nation they inhabit.

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]]> The Future of Political Theory: The Normative Science of Politics https://humanitiesfutures.org/papers/future-political-theory-normative-science-politics/ Tue, 19 Dec 2017 20:21:04 +0000 https://humanitiesfutures.org/?post_type=papers&p=2963 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 https://humanitiesfutures.org/papers/future-political-theory-revisiting-past-thoughts-future/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 19:32:09 +0000 https://humanitiesfutures.org/?post_type=papers&p=2930 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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