Overview
Part of the acclaimed Politics and Society series, Population and Political Theory brings together leading thinkers in the fields of philosophy, political science, economics, and social policy to address issues at the convergence of population policy and political theory. Offers a single-volume, systematic overview of philosophical issues relating to population Represents a unique merging of discussions of population policy with political theory Broad in scope, the diverse discussions will appeal to political philosophers, population specialists, and public policy makers
Full Product Details
Author: James S. Fishkin (Stanford University, USA) ,
Robert E. Goodin (Australian National University, Australia)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:
Width: 15.00cm
, Height: 3.10cm
, Length: 23.10cm
Weight: 0.567kg
ISBN: 9781444330380
ISBN 10: 1444330381
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 12 February 2010
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
As a result the book is both accessible to the uninitiated and valuable to the initiated. Overall, it represents an excellent resource for political philosophers, population theorists and policy makers. ( Political Studies Review , 10 March 2012)
This volume will prove to be rewarding reading for all graduate students and scholars in social policy, demography, ethics and political theory who are interested in population issues. (Social Policy & Administration, 1 February 2013) As a result the book is both accessible to the uninitiated and valuable to the initiated. Overall, it represents an excellent resource for political philosophers, population theorists and policy makers. (Political Studies Review, 10 March 2012)
?This volume will prove to be rewarding reading for all graduate students and scholars in social policy, demography, ethics and political theory who are interested in population issues.? (Social Policy & Administration, 1 February 2013) ?As a result the book is both accessible to the uninitiated and valuable to the initiated. Overall, it represents an excellent resource for political philosophers, population theorists and policy makers.? (Political Studies Review, 10 March 2012) For two decades work on reproductive rights displaced population ethics. Here at last are rigorous new discussions of just approaches to population change, intergenerational justice and just migration: key topics for a globalising world of shifting populations and climates. ?Onora O?Neill, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
Author Information
James S. Fishkin holds the Janet M. Peck Chair in International Communication at Stanford University where he is Professor of Communication and Professor of Political Science. He is also Director of Stanford’s Center for Deliberative Democracy and has been co-editor of the Philosophy, Politics and Society series since 1979. He is the author of a number of books on both democratic theory and the theory of justice, including When the People Speak (2009) and The Dialogue of Justice (1992). Robert E. Goodin is a Distinguished Professor of both Philosophy and of Social and Political Theory in the Research School of Social Sciences at Australian National University; and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. He is Editor of a 10-volume series of Oxford Handbooks of Political Science and the Journal of Political Philosophy. His latest book is Innovating Democracy (2008).
