2019/12/11 by Jenco, Leigh K. 1977-, Idris, Murad 1984-, Thomas, Megan C. 1970- · 3 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics #Political Systems and Governance
paper · doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190253752.001.0001
openalex publication_date 2019/12/11 · openalex created_date 2022/05/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15
The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Political Theory provides an entry point into this burgeoning field by both synthesizing and challenging the terms that motivate it. The handbook demonstrates how mainstream political theory can and must be enriched through attention to genuinely global, rather than parochially Euro-American, contributions to political thinking. Entries emphasize exploration of substantive questions about political life—ranging from domination to political economy to the politics of knowledge—in a range of global contexts, with attention to whether and how those questions may be shared, contested, or reformulated across differences of time, space, and experience. They connect comparative political theory to cognate disciplines including postcolonial theory, area studies, and comparative politics. Creative organizational tools such as tags and keywords aid in navigation of the handbook to help readers trace disruptions, thematic connections, contrasts, and geographic affinities across entries.