Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The republican contribution to contemporary political theory / Cécile Laborde and John Maynor -- 2. Liberty and domination / Matthew H. Kramer -- 3. How are power and unfreedom related? / Ian Carter -- 4. Freedom as the absence of arbitrary power / Quentin Skinner -- 5. Republican freedom : three axioms, four theorems / Philip Pettit -- 6. Republicanism, national identity, and Europe / David Miller -- 7. Republicanism, democracy, and constitutionalism / Richard Bellamy -- 8. Nondomination and transnational democracy / James Bohman -- 9. Republican punishment : consequentialist or retributivist? / Richard Dagger -- 10.Pettit's civic republicanism and male domination / Marilyn Friedman.

"'Republicanism and Political Theory' is the first book to offer a comprehensive survey of republican political theory. Critically assessing the historical credentials, conceptual coherence and normative proposals of republicanism, it brings together original contributions from leading international scholars. The volume focuses on four main areas: liberty in the republican tradition; freedom as non-domination and its critics; the borders of republicanism; and new republican debates, reflecting upon the contribution that republicans have made to our understanding of political life. Individual chapters are closely related to one another, providing readers with valuable insight into the main debates taking place between republicans and their critics. An essential text for students in political theory and political science, this volume also serves as an invaluable resource for research scholars in political philosophy, intellectual history, law, international relations, European studies, and gender studies." -- Cover.