Theme: Political Ideas | Content Type: Journal article

Beyond Liberal Individualism: What Role, if any, for Socialism? David Marquand's Search for an Adequately Radical Political Philosophy

Hilary Wainwright

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This article traces David Marquand's search for a political philosophy that addresses the irreducibly public problems facing government. Marquand strongly rejected liberal individualism as an inadequate basis for governments to address these public problems. His search led him to democratic civic republicanism without paying any systematic attention to socialism.

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    Hilary Wainwright

    Hilary Wainwright is Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex University, and a co-editor of Red Pepper.

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