Böcker av Paul Q. Hirst

Deals with the nature of classification in the social sciences. This book states that classifications are dependent upon and are derived from theoretical explanations.

Contains two complimentary studies: the first based on Claude Bernard's theory of scientific knowledge, and the second concerning Emile Durkheim's attempt to provide a philosophical foundation for a scientific sociology in "The Rules of Sociological Method".

Covers a specific area of Marxist theory. This title contains an investigation into Marx's theory of value and considers the types of questions and modes of analysis to which this theory leads. It also covers the nature and implications of necessary economic 'laws of tendency' in the capitalist mode of production.

Explores the political and legal institutions necessary for a democratic socialism in advanced industrial societies. This book argues that a democratic socialist society needs a firm framework of public law, and a formal constitution. It maintains that radical reforms in political institutions are necessary in order to effect social change.

'Globalization' is one of the key concepts of our time. It is used by both the right and the left as the cornerstone of their analysis of the international economy and polity.

Paul Hirst was one was one of the most original thinkers of his generation. This book is being published post-humously after his tragic death in 2003. Written with verve and lucidity, it is a scholarly account of the various ways in which space is configured by power, and in which space becomes a resource for power.

An attempt to unlock the current crisis in democratic accountability by supplementing representative democracy with democratic governance in civil society.