Pluralism in Political Science: From Tocqueville to Putnam
Pluralism in Political Science: From Tocqueville to Putnam
Author(s): Gianfranco PasquinoSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Sociology
Published by: Česká společnost pro politické vědy
Keywords: comparative method; competition; pluralism; power; social change
Summary/Abstract: This keynote speech was proffered by Gianfranco Pasquino at the opening of the VI. Congress of the Czech Political Science Association which took place in Prague, 9–11 September 2015. It covers the theoretical reflection of pluralism as a social and political phenomenon and a methodological concept in works of Tocqueville, Wright Mills, Dahl, Putnam and others. Prof. Pasquino points out several milestones in the way pluralism was used and studied in political science and ends by suggesting that distorted and shrinking pluralism opens the way to inequalities.
Journal: Politologická revue
- Issue Year: 21/2015
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 5-14
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
