The Political Theory Review
Conversations with scholars on recent books in Political Theory and Social and Political Philosophy.This podcast is not affiliated with the University of Wisconsin, and no opinions expressed on this podcast are that of the University of Wisconsin. Image: Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), After a model by Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), in the public domain courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of ArtHost contact: Jeffrey Church, jchurch4@wisc.edu
Paul Stern - Dante's Political Philosophy
A conversation with Paul Stern about his recent book, "Dante's Political Philosophy: Rethinking Paradiso" (Cambridge UP).
Mårten Björk and Tormod Johansen - The End of Law
A conversation with Mårten Björk and Tormod Johansen about their recent book "The End of Law: Political Theology and the Crisis of Sovereignty" (Routledge).
Paul DeHart - The Social Contract in the Ruins
A conversation with Paul DeHart about his recent book, "The Social Contract in the Ruins" (U of Missouri Press).
Jan-Werner Mueller - Street, Palace, Square
A conversation with Jan-Werner Mueller about his recent book, "Street, Palace, Square: The Architecture of Democratic Spaces" (Penguin Books).
Mark Hoipkemier - The Price of the Common Good
A conversation with Mark Hoipkemier about his recent book "The Price of the Common Good: Markets, Corporations, and Political Economy" (Notre Dame Press).
Steven Lukes - The Diversity of Morals
A conversation with Steven Lukes about his recent book, "The Diversity of Morals" (Princeton UP).
Christian Miller - The Honesty Crisis
A conversation with Christian Miller about his recent book, "The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World" (Oxford UP).
Ian Shapiro - After the Fall
A conversation with Ian Shapiro about his recent book, "After the Fall: From the End of History to the Crisis of Democracy, How Politicians Broke Our World" (Basic Books).
Stephen Darwall - Modern Moral Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century
A conversation with Stephen Darwall about his recent book, "Modern Moral Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century" (Cambridge UP).
Natalia Alexander - Growing People: the Enduring Legacy of John Dewey
A conversation with Natalia R. Alexander about her recent book, "Growing People: the Enduring Legacy of John Dewey" (Columbia UP).
Allison Merrick - Nietzsche on the Methods and Aims of Philosophy
A conversation with Allison Merrick about her recent book, "Nietzsche on the Methods and Aims of Philosophy" (Cambridge UP)
Tejas Parasher - Radical Democracy in Modern Indian Political Thought
A conversation with Tejas Parasher about his recent book "Radical Democracy in Modern Indian Political Thought" (Cambridge UP).
Ryan Reed and Christopher Hallenbrook - Justice Across Generations
A conversation with Ryan Reed and Christopher Hallenbrook about their recent book, "Justice Across Generations: Equality, Opportunity, and the Social Contract" (Palgrave Macmillan).
Colin Bird, Jeffrey Church, and Nicholas Tampio - How to Teach Political Theory
A 200th episode special-- Colin Bird, Jeffrey Church, and Nicholas Tampio discuss how to teach the introduction to Political Theory course, with reference to their textbooks:
Colin Bird, An Introduction to Political Philosophy (Cambridge UP)
Jeffrey Church, Introduction to Political Theory (Sage/CQ Press)
Nicholas Tampio, Teaching Political Theory (Edward Elgar Press)
Michael Illuzzi - Mending the Nation
A conversation with Michael Illuzzi about his recent book, "Mending the Nation: Reclaiming We the People in a Populist Age" (U Kansas Press).
Shuk Ying Chan - Postcolonial Global Justice
A conversation with Shuk Ying Chan about her recent book, "Postcolonial Global Justice" (Princeton UP).
Matthew Benjamin Cole - Fear the Future
A conversation with Matthew Benjamin Cole about his recent book, "Fear the Future: Dystopia and Political Imagination in the Twentieth Century" (University of Michigan Press).
Michael Lazarus - Absolute Ethical Life
A conversation with Michael Lazarus about his recent book, "Absolute Ethical Life: Aristotle, Hegel, and Marx" (Stanford University Press).
Laura K. Field - Furious Minds
A conversation with Laura K. Field about her recent book, "Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right" (Princeton UP).
David Wiens - From the Best to the Rest
A conversation with David Wiens about his recent book, "From the Best to the Rest: Idealistic Thinking in a Non-Ideal World" (Oxford UP).
Raissa von Doetinchem de Rande - The Politics of Islamic Ethics
A conversation with Raissa von Doetinchem de Rande about her recent book, "The Politics of Islamic Ethics: Hierarchy and Human Nature in the Philosophical Tradition" (Cambridge UP).
John McCormick - The People's Princes
A conversation with John McCormick about his recent book, "The People's Princes: Machiavelli, Leadership, and Liberty" (U of Chicago Press).
John Harpham - The Intellectual Origins of American Slavery
A conversation with John Harpham about his recent book, "The Intellectual Origins of American Slavery: English Ideas in the Early Modern Atlantic World" (Harvard UP).
Alex Zakaras - Freedom for All
A conversation with Alex Zakaras about his recent book "Freedom for All: What a Liberal Society Could Be" (Yale UP).
Roxanne Euben - Driven to Their Knees
A conversation with Roxanne Euben about her recent book, "Driven to their Knees: Humiliation in Contemporary Politics" (Princeton UP).
Lisa Herzog - The Democratic Marketplace
A conversation with Lisa Herzog about her recent book "The Democratic Marketplace: How a More Equal Economy Can Save Our Political Ideals" (Harvard UP).
Douglas Moggach - Freedom and Perfection
A conversation with Douglas Moggach about his recent book "Freedom and Perfection: German Political Thought from Leibniz to Marx" (Cambridge UP).
William Galston - Anger, Fear, Domination
A conversation with William Galston about his recent book, "Anger, Fear, Domination: Dark Passions and the Power of Political Speech" (Yale UP).
Cass Sunstein - On Liberalism
A conversation with Cass Sunstein about his recent book "On Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom" (MIT Press).
John Christman - Reconceiving Freedom from the Shadows of Slavery
A conversation with John Christman about his recent book, "Reconceiving Liberty from the Shadows of Slavery: Liberty in a Nonideal World" (Cambridge UP)
Linda Zerilli - A Democratic Theory of Truth
A conversation with Linda Zerilli about her recent book, "A Democratic Theory of Truth" (U of Chicago Press).
Alyssa Battistoni - Free Gifts
A conversation with Alyssa Battistoni about her recent book, "Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature" (Princeton UP)
Amit Ron and Abraham Singer - Everyone's Business
A conversation with Amit Ron and Abraham Singer about their recent book, "Everyone's Business: What Companies Owe Society" (U Chicago Press).
Robert Gooding-Williams - Democracy and Beauty
A conversation with Robert Gooding-Williams about his recent book, "Democracy and Beauty: the Political Aesthetics of W.E.B. DuBois" (Columbia UP).
Natasha Piano - Democratic Elitism
A conversation with Natasha Piano about her recent book, "Democratic Elitism: the Founding Myth of American Political Science" (Harvard UP).
Agustina Paglayan - Raised to Obey
A conversation with Agustina Paglayan about her recent book, "Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education" (Princeton UP)
Ryan Balot - Tragedy, Philosophy, and Political Education in Plato's Laws
A conversation with Ryan Balot about his recent book, "Tragedy, Philosophy, and Political Education in Plato's Laws" (Oxford UP).
Michael Fuerstein - Experiments in Living Together
A conversation with Michael Fuerstein about his recent book, "Experiments in Living Together: How Democracy Drives Social Progress" (Oxford UP).
Laurie M. Johnson - The Gap in God''s Country
A conversation with Laurie M. Johnson about her recent book, "The Gap in God's Country: A Longer View on Our Culture Wars" (Wipf & Stock).
Leah Downey - Our Money
A conversation with Leah Downey about her recent book "Our Money: Monetary Policy as if Democracy Matters" (Princeton UP).