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""Men in Political Theory"" builds on feminist re-readings of the traditional canon of male writers in political philosophy by turning the ""gender lens"" on to the representation of men in widely studied texts. It explains the distinction between ""man"" as an apparently de-gendered ""individual"" or ""citizen"" and ""man"" as an overtly gendered being in human society. The ten chapters on Plato, Aristotle, Jesus, Augustine, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx and Engels show the operation of the ""gender lens"" in different ways, depending on how each philosopher deploys concepts of m

The article examines how political science has consolidated in Uruguay, both in the academic and professional spheres. Given the discipline's late development in comparison to the rest of the world and the major Latin American countries, having begun following the transition to democracy in 1985, the discipline has attained increasing prestige. It is argued that although there are indicators which may be improved, Uruguayan political science includes a cadre of well prepared researchers who have been productive both in terms of quality and quantity. ; En el artículo se examina cómo se ha consolidado la Ciencia Política en Uruguay tanto en el espacio académico como en el ámbito profesional. Se señala que el desarrollo de la disciplina es tardío, en relación al mundo y a los países más importantes de América Latina, ya que se inicia posterior a la transición a la democracia del año 1985, no obstante ello ha alcanzado un prestigio creciente. Se argumenta que aun cuando existen aspectos en los cuales es posible acrecentar los indicadores, la Ciencia Política uruguaya cuenta con un plantel de investigadores que ostenta buenos niveles de formación y es productivo en términos generales, tanto en cantidad como en calidad.

"Political Exclusion in Africa" published on by Oxford University Press.