摘要 : The book is a collection of twelve essays by professors of political science and international relations, including the editors commenting on the work of William Connolly, a noted political theorist, and an interview of Connolly b... 展开 The book is a collection of twelve essays by professors of political science and international relations, including the editors commenting on the work of William Connolly, a noted political theorist, and an interview of Connolly by the editors.The authors explain in various ways, at great length and in dense, sometimes difficult-to-understand language, Connollys fundamental views on pluralism. The traditional political science notion of pluralism merely acknowledges the diversity of peoples interests and recognizes the need for members of society to accommodate each others interests through good faith negotiation within established procedures. However, Connolly argues this is not enough. He suggests that sometimes "It takes a militant, experimental and persistent political movement to open up a line of flight from culturally induced suffering." 收起