Governing Societies: Political Perspectives on Domestic and International Rule

by Mitchell Dean

What structures of power are involved in governing societies and how are they connected? How is the liberal idea of governing through freedom linked to the increasing control of marginalised populations? Have we reached the end of history in which governing largely concerns self-governing individuals, networks and communities? Should we dispense with the 'container view of society' and contemplate the 'death of the social'? Today, many people in academia,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0335208975
• ISBN13: 9780335208975
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"