The Practical Import of Political Inquiry

Series Editor Foreword1.Introduction: The Practical Import of Political InquirySome Proposed Alternatives2.The Practical Import of Political inquiry:  Perestroika's last StandPolitical Science Under Attack Post-PerestroikaThe Perestroikan Movement and its AntecedentsPerestroika's LegacyTaking the participant's perspective seriouslyToward a theory of the participant's perspectiveParticipants and life worldsThe status of social inquiry3.ON THE CONCEPT OF NON NORMATIVE CRITIQUEThe formation of Non-Normative critiquePrecursors: Marxism and non-normative critiqueCritique as problematizationRisky BusinessAn objective conception of norms?Everyday LifeThe normative content of practical reason.Foucault problematization and normative critique4.Conclusion: Toward a practical political theoryPost positivism and social inquiryCausal Explanatory or singular causal analysisRealism ReconsideredExperts and laymenCritical theory and the participant's perspectivePhronesis revisited: Aristotle or Hegel (via Kant)Mutual Accountability Communicative power and IdeologyBibliographyINDEXNOTES