ISBN:
9780415522120
Language:
English
Pages:
150 S.
Series Statement:
Routledge innovations in political theory 57
Series Statement:
Routledge innovations in political theory
DDC:
320.01
Keywords:
Butler, Judith
;
Political science Philosophy
;
International relations Philosophy
;
Butler, Judith 1956-
;
Politische Philosophie
Abstract:
"Judith Butler can justifiably be described as one of the major critical thinkers of our time. While she is best-known for her interventions into feminist debates on gender, sexuality and feminist politics, her focus in recent years has broadened to encompass some of the most pertinent topics of interest to contemporary political philosophy. Drawing on Butler's deconstructive reading of the key categories and concepts of political thought, Birgit Schippers expounds and advocates her challenge to the conceptual binaries that pervade modern political discourse. Using examples and case studies like the West's intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan, and in relation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Schippers demonstrates how Butler's philosophically informed engagement with pressing political issues of our time elucidates our understanding of topics such as immigration and multiculturalism, sovereignty, or the prospect for new forms of cohabitation and citizenship beyond and across national boundaries. A detailed exposition and analysis of Butler's recent ideas, championing her efforts at articulating the possibilities for radical politics and ethical life in an era of global interdependence, this book makes an makes an important contribution to the emerging field of international political philosophy"--
Description / Table of Contents:
The politics of subject formationThe political philosophy of the human -- The paradox of violence -- Towards a post-secular world -- Undoing the state? : radical politics beyond sovereignty.
Note:
Literaturverz. S. [137] - 147
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