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Ideology is one of the most controversial terms in the political vocabulary, exciting both revulsion and inspiration. This book examines the reasons for those views, and explains why ideologies deserve respect as a major form of political thinking. It investigates the centrality of ideology both as a political phenomenon and…
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The notion of ideology often has a negative connotation. An ideology is said to give its followers a distorted view of reality. But in this Very Short Introduction (OUP 2003) Michael Freeden, who is Emeritus Professor of Politics at Oxford University, explains that we embrace ideologies all our lives, even though we may not be aware of it. Ideologies map the political and social world and make sense of the world around us. They do not represent an objective view of reality. This is the job of science. Rather, ideologies are political devices whose function is to impose some form…
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