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Toward A Democracy Of Equality For The Common Good, Howard H. Lentner
Toward A Democracy Of Equality For The Common Good, Howard H. Lentner
Howard H. Lentner
There is an alternative to the narrowed public discourse of neoliberalism in the United States: democratic state theory in which concepts of citizen and common good dominate. This leads to proposals for specific policies to achieve a democracy of equality for the common good.
A Realist's View Of Ethics, Howard H. Lentner Ph.D.
A Realist's View Of Ethics, Howard H. Lentner Ph.D.
Howard H. Lentner
Confronting the common opinion that realism is immoral or amoral, this essay argues that realists are as implicated in ethics and morality as other analysts.
Globalization Opinion Piece, Howard H. Lentner
Globalization Opinion Piece, Howard H. Lentner
Howard H. Lentner
Government regulation is essential to stable globalization.
Public Policy And Foreign Policy: Divergences, Intersections, Exchange, Howard H. Lentner
Public Policy And Foreign Policy: Divergences, Intersections, Exchange, Howard H. Lentner
Howard H. Lentner
Policy studies tend to be divided between domestic matters and foreign affairs. Scholars seldom employ one another’s literature, and they largely draw on different traditions within political science. This article explores the potential for cross-fertilization and calls for greater integration of these related subfields. The argument considers the case for unity, parallelism, and overlap between domestic public policy studies and foreign policy studies. It examines the reasons for the divide and surveys a variety of attempts to find solutions for the problem of intersection at the boundary between national life and the international environment. It places the dichotomy in a …
Hegemony And Autonomy, Howard H. Lentner
Hegemony And Autonomy, Howard H. Lentner
Howard H. Lentner
This article analyzes the concept of hegemony and examines its relationship to power and autonomy. Refuting the conventional belief that it is ideology that distinguishes hegemony, the article argues that it is autonomy that constitutes the distinguishing characteristic. Although hegemons tend to evolve into imperialists, hegemony involves leadership of an alliance, not domination by coercion. It is impossible to conceptualize hegemony without also including autonomy. In this conceptualization, the primary source of autonomy lies in a specific hegemonic system of domination that itself embodies the notion of autonomy for both the polity and its citizenry, a limiting construction that hinders …