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Télécharger le livre :  Should We Ban Killer Robots?
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Should We Ban Killer Robots?


Deane Baker


Images of killer robots are the stuff of science fiction – but also, increasingly, of scientific fact on the battlefield. Should we be worried, or is this a normal development in the technology of war? In this accessible volume ethicist Deane Baker cuts through the...

Parution : 2022-01-19
Format(s) : PDF, ePub
Éditeur : Polity
Collection : Political Theory Today
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Télécharger le livre :  Should Secret Voting Be Mandatory?
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Should Secret Voting Be Mandatory?


James Johnson , Susan Orr


The secrecy of the ballot, a crucial basic element of representative democracy, is under threat. Attempts to make voting more convenient in the face of declining turnout – and the rise of the “ballot selfie” – are making it harder to guarantee secrecy. Leading scholars...

Parution : 2020-11-10
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Polity
Collection : Political Theory Today
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Télécharger le livre :  How Should Democracies Fight Terrorism?
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How Should Democracies Fight Terrorism?


Patti Tamara Lenard


In the wake of major terrorist attacks, calls for ever more draconian policies to prevent further outrages are common. Such responses raise the pressing question: is it possible to effectively fight terrorism while respecting democratic values of equality and trust?  ...

Parution : 2020-06-30
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Polity
Collection : Political Theory Today
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Télécharger le livre :  What Do We Owe to Refugees?
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What Do We Owe to Refugees?


David Owen


Who are refugees? Who, if anyone, is responsible for protecting them? What forms should this protection take? In a world of people fleeing from civil wars, state failure, and environmental disasters, these are ethically and politically pressing questions. In this book,...

Parution : 2020-03-23
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Polity
Collection : Political Theory Today
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Télécharger le livre :  Can Liberal States Accommodate Indigenous Peoples?
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Can Liberal States Accommodate Indigenous Peoples?


Duncan Ivison


The original – and often continuing – sin of countries with a settler colonial past is their brutal treatment of indigenous peoples. This challenging legacy continues to confront modern liberal democracies ranging from the USA and Canada to Australia, New Zealand and...

Parution : 2020-01-17
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Polity
Collection : Political Theory Today
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Télécharger le livre :  Is Self-Determination a Dangerous Illusion?
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Is Self-Determination a Dangerous Illusion?


David Miller


Claims to self-determination are rife in world politics today. They range from Scottish and Catalonian campaigns for independence to calls for the devolution of power to regions and cities. But is self-determination meaningful or desirable in the twenty-first century,...

Parution : 2020-01-13
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Polity
Collection : Political Theory Today
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Télécharger le livre :  Should Animals Have Political Rights?
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Should Animals Have Political Rights?


Alasdair Cochrane


All political communities must make decisions about how to regulate the treatment of animals. Most states currently protect animals through outlawing the infliction of ‘unnecessary suffering’. But do animals’ rights end there? In this book, Alasdair Cochrane argues that...

Parution : 2019-12-18
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Polity
Collection : Political Theory Today
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Télécharger le livre :  Can Political Violence Ever Be Justified?
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Can Political Violence Ever Be Justified?


Elizabeth Frazer , Kimberly Hutchings


Violence – from state coercion to wars and revolutions – remains an enduring global reality. But whereas it is often believed that the point of constitutional politics is to make violence unnecessary, others argue that it is an unavoidable element of politics. In this...

Parution : 2019-07-12
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Polity
Collection : Political Theory Today
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Télécharger le livre :  Why Should We Obey the Law?
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Why Should We Obey the Law?


George Klosko


Whether we should obey the law is a question that affects everyone’s day-to-day life, from traffic laws to taxes. Most people obey out of habit, but the question remains: why are we morally required to do so? If we fail to obey, the state may enforce compliance, but is...

Parution : 2018-12-06
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Éditeur : Polity
Collection : Political Theory Today
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Télécharger le livre :  Should We Control World Population?
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Should We Control World Population?


Diana Coole , Diana Coole


By 2100, the human population may exceed 11 billion. Having recently surpassed 7.5 billion, it has trebled since 1950. Are such numbers sustainable, given a deepening environmental crisis? Can so many live well? Or should world population be controlled? The population...

Parution : 2018-08-08
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Polity
Collection : Political Theory Today
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