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Andy Mason
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BIOGRAPHY Professor, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick. Author of Living Together as Equals, Levelling the Playing Field, and others; editor of Ideals of Equality and others. His contributions to SAGE Publications' Encyclopedia of Political Theory (2010) formed the basis of his contributions to Britannica.
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Equal opportunity, in political theory, the idea that people ought to be able to compete on equal terms, or on a “level playing field,” for advantaged offices and positions. Proponents of equal opportunity believe that the principle is compatible with, and indeed may justify, inequalities of…
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Publications (4)
Living Together as Equals: The Demands of Citizenship
Living Together as Equals: The Demands of Citizenship (July 2012)
By Andrew Mason
Traditional understandings of citizenship are facing a number of challenges. Ideas of cosmopolitan and environmental citizenship have emerged in the light of concerns about global inequality and climate change, whilst new models of multicultural citizenship have been developed in response to the dilemmas posed by immigration and the presence of national minorities. At the same time, more particular debates take place about the demands citizenship places upon us in our everyday lives. Do we have a...
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Encyclopedia of Political Theory
Encyclopedia of Political Theory (March 2010)
For a free 30-day online trial to this title, visit https://us.sagepub.com/freetrialHow do we arrange our collective affairs? Why do we live together in the ways we do? How ought we to live together? All humans think about the world they live in, its history and future, and the ideals by which they want to live in relation to others. How we think today decisively influences the world of tomorrow. This encyclopedia attempts to bring greater clarity and understanding to...
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Levelling the Playing Field: The Idea of Equal Opportunity and Its Place in Egalitarian Thought (Oxford Political Theory)
Levelling the Playing Field: The Idea of Equal Opportunity and Its Place in Egalitarian Thought (Oxford Political Theory) (December 2006)
By Andrew Mason
"Equality of opportunity for all" is a fine piece of political rhetoric but the ideal that lies behind it is slippery to say the least. This book defends a particular account of the ideal and its place in a more radical version of what it is to level the playing field.
Encyclopedia of Governance - 2 volume set
Encyclopedia of Governance - 2 volume set (December 2006)
The Encyclopedia of Governance provides a one-stop point of reference for the diverse and complex topics surrounding governance for the period between the collapse of the post-war consensus and the rise of neoliberal regimes in the 1970s. This comprehensive resource concentrates primarily on topics related to the changing nature and role of the state in recent times and the ways in which these roles have been conceptualized in the areas of Political Science, Public Administration, Political Economy,...
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