After more than seventy years writing and thinking about democracy, capitalism, and the possibility of emancipatory politics, ...

The influential theorist explored a wide range of topics, including democracy, fascism, secularism, and climate ...

Political theory and political philosophy are disciplines that interrogate the fundamental principles underlying political life, ranging from the nature and legitimacy of power to the evaluation of ...

Released in 2014, here is Werner Bonefeld's seminal book on critical theory and the critique of political economy. Bonefeld originally studied with Johannes Agnoli and was a founder of the Open ...

Can a bad person be a good leader? Machiavelli may have an answer. What if a person is a good leader… and a bad person? In this episode of Crash Course Political Theory, we unpack that idea through ...

Harvard has failed to educate the next generation of philosopher kings. That’s probably a good thing, but great leaders do need more than great hard skills. A quick search on my.harvard reveals that, ...

The Department of Political Science and International Relations currently offers a Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) degree, which consists of coursework during the first six semesters followed by ...

See how artists have shaped politics and politicians have failed to stop them. Art and politics may seem like mortal enemies, but they’re more like best frenemies forever. In this episode of Crash ...

Exploring political behavior and polarization through the lens of social identity theory (SIT) provides insights into how individuals' self-concepts are shaped by their group memberships, influencing ...

Plato and Aristotle in discussion, 1437, by Luca della Robbia (ca 1400-1482), marble tile, depicts two of the greatest philosophers, who wrote two of the all-time best philosophy books. Philosophy ...