POLITICAL THEORY

The present work is a straightforward and simple study of the principles of Political Science, which has an ever-widening circle of readers around the world. It is a modest attempt to deal with the leading arguments, which have been examined within all major concepts of political theory. It examines and analyzes key concepts, like the state, sovereignty, law and punishment, rights, liberty, equality, property, justice, political obligation, power, authority and legitimacy, constitutions, etc. These concepts are explained with reference to important thinkers from ancient Greek to contemporary times, to understand their evolution in the context of significant changes in science, society and politics. The different ideological standpoints with regard to various concepts are also explained, with the sole purpose of highlighting the differences in their perspective. Moving beyond the mainstream ‘traditional’ approach, this book is a progressive account of the increasing inter-relationships and interactions among the different levels of politics.