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Theory > Political theory

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Political theory  

Definition

  • Critical, systematic reflection about power in its public and private forms, particularly about the claims of government to possess legitimacy and authority; and, more generally, such reflection about the place of politics in social life. [Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics]

Broader concept

Notation

  • 122589

In other languages

  • French

  • Doctrine politiques
  • Idéologie politique
  • Pensée politique
  • Théorie politique

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-WXJ6H8DZ-S

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