The Struggle with Time - A Conceptual History of 'Politics' as an Activity

The author presents in this volume a synthesis of his long-term studies on the conceptual history of politics. He offers a rhetorical history of the horizons of conceptualizing politics an activity in terms of nine topoi: irregularity, judgment, policy, deliberation, commitment, contestation, possibility, situation and play & game. He both constructs a schema for conceptualization of the spectrum of activities that are called politics and applies it to British, French and German debates on the concept since the nineteenth century.

A New Preface deals with current studies around the concept of `politics' and refers to the possibility of studying its conceptual history through parliamentary debates.

About the author

Dr. Kari Palonen ist Professor am Department of Political Science der Universität Jyväskylä, Finnland.

Product details

• Authors: Kari Palonen
• Publisher: Lit Verlag
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.01.2012
• EAN: 9783825892937
• ISBN: 978-3-8258-9293-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Weight: 490 g
• Series: Politische Theorie; Politische Theorie
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science