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THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER IS TO CAST DOUBT ON THE THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL SOUNDNESS OF TWO WELL-KNOWN SURVEY STUDIES OF PUBLIC OPINION, ONE BY MCCLOSKY AND ONE BY PROTHRO AND GRIGG. THROUGH A DETAILED ANALYSIS, THE AUTHOR ATTEMPTS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE QUESTIONNAIRES USED ARE TIED TO A NARROW, AHISTORICAL CONCEPTION OF DEMOCRACY.

This book offers a much needed reappraisal of Vilfredo Pareto's often ignored or misunderstood contribution to the theory and philosophy of politics.

The collapse of the Soviet Union sounded the death knell for Marxism as a blueprint for social change. Why has this doctrine failed in its grand ambition to liberate the human race from poverty and oppression? This analysis of what Marx and his disciples had to say about democracy sheds light on the reasons for this failure

Modern conservatism is the product of a gradual merger between traditional holism and liberal individualism. As a result, what we now call conservative thought embodies a number of contradictory values and principles. Even individual conservatives find it hard to be consistent, with some, for example, proclaiming their reverence both for national traditions and for universal moral truths. The books reviewed in this article illustrate the remarkable diversity of conservative ideology, though the article concludes by arguing that the familiar distinction between 'left' and 'right' remains valid.