
The Political Theory Review
Conversations with scholars on recent books in Political Theory and Social and Political Philosophy.This podcast is not affiliated with the University of Houston, and no opinions expressed on this podcast are that of the University of Houston. Image: Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), After a model by Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), in the public domain courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Latest episodes

Nov 19, 2024 • 49min
Episode 166: Nancy Rosenblum - Ungoverning
A conversation with Nancy Rosenblum about her recent book "Ungoverning: the Administrative State and the Politics of Chaos" (Princeton UP).

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Nov 7, 2024 • 1h 4min
Episode 165: Fabienne Peter - The Grounds of Political Legitimacy
A conversation with Fabienne Peter about her recent book, "The Grounds of Political Legitimacy" (Oxford UP).

Nov 4, 2024 • 1h 9min
Episode 164: Stephen Darwall - The Heart and Its Attitudes
A conversation with Stephen Darwall about his recent book "The Heart and Its Attitudes" (Oxford UP).

Oct 29, 2024 • 60min
Episode 163: Alexandre Lefebvre - Liberalism as a Way of Life
A conversation with Alexandre Lefebvre about his recent book, "Liberalism as a Way of Life" (Princeton UP).

Oct 18, 2024 • 1h 13min
Episode 162: Jordan Cash - The Isolated Presidency
A conversation with Jordan Cash about his recent book, "The Isolated Presidency" (Oxford UP).

Oct 8, 2024 • 1h 1min
Episode 161: Nazmul Sultan - Waiting for the People
A conversation with Nazmul Sultan about his recent book "Waiting for the People: the Idea of Democracy in Indian Anticolonial Thought" (Harvard UP).

Sep 26, 2024 • 1h 14min
Episode 160: David Lay Williams - The Greatest of All Plagues
A conversation with David Lay Williams about his recent book, "The Greatest of All Plagues: How Economic Inequality Shaped Political Thought from Plato to Marx" (Princeton University Press).

Sep 10, 2024 • 1h 3min
Episode 159: Aurelian Craiutu - Why Not Moderation?
A conversation with Aurelian Craiutu about his recent book, "Why Not Moderation? Letters to Young Radicals" (Cambridge UP).

Aug 29, 2024 • 1h 14min
Episode 158: Benjamin Schupmann - Democracy Despite Itself
A conversation with Benjamin Schupmann about his recent book, "Democracy Despite Itself: Liberal Constitutionalism and Militant Democracy" (Oxford UP).

Aug 22, 2024 • 1h 6min
Episode 157: Isaac Nakhimovsky - The Holy Alliance
A conversation with Isaac Nakhimovsky about his recent book "The Holy Alliance: Liberalism and the Politics of Federation" (Princeton UP).
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