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Ne lomovi, nego razvoji:politička teorija u Sloveniji od 1990. do danas
Not Breaks, but Evolutions: Political Theory in Slovenia Since 1990

Author(s): Jernej Pikalo
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: political theory;; Slovenia; democratization; public role of political theory; development of discipline

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the development of political theory in Slovenia since 1990. It surveys the development of the discipline and traces its roots back to the beginning of political theory studies in 1961. Authors, ideas, books and approaches are discussed. The paper challenges the assumption that studies of political theory share a similar destiny in Central and Eastern Europe by showing that there have been no breaks or rifts in political theory in Slovenia, but that one can rather speak of evolution, where the next period is based on the previous. The paper critically evaluates the public role of political theorists, their (non)positions on political theories, their responsibility and potentials for development.

  • Issue Year: XLVI/2009
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 182-194
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Croatian