The Problem of Political Obligation: A Critique of Liberal Theory

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University of California Press, 1985 - Political Science - 222 pages
Pateman examines the notion of political obligation in relation to the liberal democratic state and presents a vision of participatory democracy as a means to effect a more satisfactory relationship between the citizen and the state. She offers a general assessment of liberal theory and an interpretation of all familiar arguments about political obligation and democratic consent.

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