The Political Theory of Modus Vivendi
This book focuses on the idea of a modus vivendi as a way of governing political life and addressing problems characterized by pluralism or deep-rooted diversity. The individual essays illustrate both the merits and the limitations of a political theory o
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Political Theory of Modus Vivendi
The Political Theory of Modus Vivendi
John Horton • Manon Westphal • Ulrich Willems Editors
The Political Theory of Modus Vivendi
Editors John Horton School of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy Keele University Keele, UK
Manon Westphal Institute of Political Science University of Münster Münster, Germany
Ulrich Willems Institute of Political Science University of Münster Münster, Germany
ISBN 978-3-319-79077-0 ISBN 978-3-319-79078-7 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-79078-7
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In memory of Glen Newey 1961–2017
Preface
All the contributions to this volume began as papers to the conference, ‘The Political Theory of Modus Vivendi’ held at the University of Münster in July 2015, although they have all undergone revision since then and some have been radically reconceived. We are most grateful to the Centre of Advanced Study in Bioethics in Münster for their generosity in funding the initial conference and especially to Ruth Langer for organising it so efficiently. Our primary debt is to the contributors, not least for their patience, as the volume has taken a little longer to bring to publication than we would have wished. We have also been helped by a number of others in putting the volume together: Carolyn Iselt, Lars Kiesling, Nicolas Kleinschmidt and Judith Rensing. We are also grateful to Johannes Glaeser, Dagmar Kern and Srinivasan Manavalan at the Springer Press. The dedication is in memory of Glen Newey, who d
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