Thinking Politics: Intellectuals and Democracy in Chile, 1973–1988

Intellectuals and the Rise of Mass Politics

Biology, Politics and Democracy

Effecting reality : intellectuals and politics in the current conjuncture

165 In this brief contribution, I take up three issues under the headings respectively, leverage, linkage and ‘economy’. The first might be called the current political economy of intellectual production; it asks the question what do social scientists do to affect reality. In the second part of the paper I try to alert us to the slipperiness of key institutions and concepts; it cannot be assume...

Herodotus, Politics and Athenian Democracy

As is widely accepted by scholars, much of the Western philosophies have roots in ancient Greece. Among the most influential ancient Greek figures is the “Father of History,” Herodotus of Halicarnassus, who chronicled the history of the Persian Wars. Herodotus used the Histories as a medium for discussing the political trends of his time, specifically those in Athens. Herodotus shared his views...

green politics and deliberative democracy

As part of the self-reflective movement in which green politics has been engaged for the last decade, the construction of green democracy has been submitted to increasing scrutiny. Relationship between democracy and environmentalism has traditionally been problematic, but once green committment to democracy has proven to be firm enough, the search for that model of democracy more suitable for t...