Description:
Together these two companion volumes develop an innovative theory of world politics, grounded in the reinterpretation of the concepts of 'world' and 'politics' from an ontological perspective.
Theory of the Political Subject continues the project of reconstruction of political universalism begun in Ontology of World Politics. Having redefined world politics in terms of the affirmation of the universal ontological axioms of freedom, equality and community in an infinite multiplicity of particular situations or 'worlds', in this book Prozorov focuses on the way this affirmation is actually practiced, analysing the conditions for the emergence within a world of the subject of its radical transformation.
Systematic and accessible, these works will be key reading for all students and scholars of political science and international relations.
Review Quotes:
With a level of philosophical sophistication rarely found in the discipline of international relations, Sergei Prozorov's texts issue challenges that no one interested in politics in general and global politics in particular should ignore.
Michael J. Shapiro, University of Hawai'i Manoa, USA.
Taken together, Ontology and World Politics and Theory of the Political Subject represent the most ambitious re-articulation of the ontological and ethical foundations of universalism to date by one of the most brilliant and provocative scholars of his generation. I can thus warmly recommend these volumes to anyone with an interest in cutting-edge international political theory.
Jens Bartelson, Professor of Political Science, Lund University, Sweden.