Governing subjects : an introduction to the study of politics / Isaac D. Balbus.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-270) and index.

1. Law and the Rule of Law -- 2. The Separation of Powers --3. Judicial Review -- 4. Conceptions of Democracy: "Thick" versus "Thin" -- 5. The Concept (and Reality?) of Representation -- 6. Political Parties -- 7. Elections -- 8. Civil Society -- 9. Human Nature and the Market --10. Freedom and the Market --11. Justice and the Market -- 12. Democracy and the Market I: Corporations and the State -- 13. Democracy and the Market II: Corporate Governance --14. Democracy and the Market III: Globalization and Governance -- 15. The Concept of Power I: The Three Faces of "Negative" Power --16. The Concept of Power II: Normalization versus Communication; Part Three: Culture and Identity Introduction to Part Three -- 17. What is (a) Culture? -- 18. Beyond Ethnocentrism and Relativism? -- 19. Modernity; -- 20. Modernity and Identity -- 21. Gender Identity -- 22. Racial Identity -- 23. National Identity -- 24. Religious Identity; Part Four: Conclusion Introduction to Part Four -- 25. The Subject -- 26. The Subject in the Group -- 27. Identity Politics Revisited -- 28. The Subject in Nature