One of America’s foremost statesmen, Henry Kissinger was interested in how different countries, in different periods, in... Læs mere
After Hegemony has had a huge impact on policy debates over the last three decades. Hegemony means the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence of one dominant group, and Keohane asks if international cooperation can survive in the absence of a single superpower.
The rise of China on the international stage is one of the most significant developments in contemporary geopolitics. Mainstream Western international relations theories argue that the rise of a new global power invariably leads to worrisome instability.
Hobson’s 1902 book presents a controversial interpretation of Britain’s motivations to conquer foreign lands in the nineteenth century. He proposed that ultra-wealthy financiers... Læs mere
Published in 1651, Leviathan examines where kings get their authority to rule and what they must, in turn, do for their people. Hobbes argues that kings do not have a divine right to hold... Læs mere
A game-changer when it was first published in 1961, Who Governs? remains one of the most influential political science books ever written.
Nineteenth century American politician John C. Calhoun was unashamedly pro-slavery. So it may seem strange that his 1850 text, intended to defend that practice, is so respected today and Calhoun’s vision later helped civil rights activists create a fairer democratic system.
Politics was one of the first books to investigate the concept of political philosophy and the starting point of political science studies as we know them. Written in... Læs mere
Some people imagine that nationhood is as old as civilization itself, but Anderson argues that “nation” and “nationalism” are... Læs mere
In Philosophical Investigations, Ludwig Wittgenstein presents a radical approach to the philosophy of language and the mind, setting out a startlingly fresh conception of... Læs mere
Widely accepted as a philosophical masterpiece, Ethics sets out to explain nothing less than the nature of God, the world, and how we should live. Rejecting some... Læs mere
In this provocative 1949 work, Ryle proposes that what we think of as the “mind” is little more than an illusion. René Descartes, one of the fathers of philosophy, imagined the mind and body as separate entities, a concept known as “mind-body dualism.”