Political Theory, History, and Modern Practice for the Common Good (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by IGI Global, Hershey, 2025
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Paperback. Political theory shapes the foundations of governance, justice, and civic life across cultures. From democratic ideals to social contract theories, these ideas continue to influence modern political practices and institutions. Historical developments reveal how struggles for power, rights, and representation evolve, reflecting changing understandings of the common good. In today s complex political landscape, the application of these theories remains central to addressing issues of inequality, public policy, and collective responsibility. Exploring the interplay between theory, history, and practice reveals how political thought can guide societies toward more just and inclusive futures. Political Theory, History, and Modern Practice for the Common Good explores the evolution of political theory from historical foundations to its influence on contemporary governance and public policy. It examines how classical and modern political ideas are applied in practice to promote justice, democracy, and the common good in today's societies. This book covers topics such as ethics and law, civil justice, and public policy, and is a useful resource for government officials, policymakers, educators, academicians, researchers, and political scientists. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…
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- Political Theory, History, and Modern Practice for the Common Good (Paperback)
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- Antonio Cortijo Ocana
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- IGI Global, Hershey
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- 2025
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- Paperback
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- English
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- 9798337323336
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Vicent Martines is a Professor at the University of Alicante. He is PI of ISIC-IVITRA and a member of the Reial Acadèmia de Bones Lletres de Barcelona, Institut d'Estudis Catalans, IULMA, IIFV. He is the Co-director of the Center For Catalan Studies (University of California at Santa Barbara [UCSB] / University of Alicante) and the Co-director of the Internationales Institüt für Iberische Studien (Universitat d’Alacant / Otto-Friedrich Universität Bamberg). He is the chief editor of Series IVITRA Research in Linguistics and Literature, John Benjamin (Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Philadelphia, USA) and co-editor of eHumanista/IVITRA (UCSB). He also co-directs Mirabilia/MedTrans. In addition, he is the director of the “Textes catalanes modernes” series of the Classiques Garnier (Paris, France) and of the “Textes catalans du Moyen Âge” series of the Textes littéraires du Moyen Âge (Paris, France). He has received the following awards: Rei En Pere el Catòlic d´Investigació (Institut d´Estudis Catalans, 1988), Premi d´Investigació Historicocultural Ibn Al-Abbar (Generalitat Valenciana, Ajuntament d´Onda, 1990), and the Premio de Ensayo de Catalán, Gallego y Vasco de la Fundación Ortega y Gasset (Fundació “La Caixa”, 1993). He is the author of 280 publications, including 5 chapters and 3 books published by IGI-Global (he acting as coeditor): History of Catalonia and Its Implications for Contemporary Nationalism and Cultural Conflict (Ed. with A. Cortijo, 2021), Handbook of Research on Historical Pandemic Analysis and the Social Implications of COVID-19 (Ed. with A. Cortijo), Managing Pandemic Isolation With Literature as Therapy (Ed. with A. Cortijo & V. Orazi, 2023).
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