Theories of the Democratic State

Introduction: The State and Liberal Democratic Politics PART I: CLASSICAL VIEWS Pluralism Elite Theory Marxism Market Liberalism PART II: PLURALIST TRANSFORMATIONS From Neo-Pluralism to Governance Competitive Electoral Politics Identity Politics PART III: CRITIQUES OF THE STATE Democratic Critique and Renewal Feminist Theory of the State Environmental Theory of the State The Conservative Reaction PART IV: BEYOND THE STATE Post-Modernism Globalization Current and Future Debates About the State