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Paul Hirst's Pluralism: A Response to Mark Wenman

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  • Jason Edwards
  • Kelvin Knight

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In a recent article in Political Studies, Mark Wenman advances a critique of Paul Hirst's theory of associative democracy. In response, we argue that Wenman overstates the importance of G. D. H. Cole in the formation of Hirst's theory, that he therefore misrepresents important aspects of Hirst's argument, and that, as it stands, his own theory of ‘agonistic pluralism’ is less the ‘alternative’ he claims than an observation about the ineradicability of social conflict that Hirst would have regarded as true, but sought to move beyond in thinking about how a viable pluralism could be politically constructed and sustained in modern societies.

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  • Jason Edwards & Kelvin Knight, 2008. "Paul Hirst's Pluralism: A Response to Mark Wenman," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 56(3), pages 737-741, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:polstu:v:56:y:2008:i:3:p:737-741
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2008.00752.x
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    1. Mark Wenman, 2007. "English Pluralism, Functionalism and Corporatism: The Legacy of Paul Hirst," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 55, pages 801-820, December.
    2. Barry Hindess & Paul Hirst, 1977. "Mode of Production and Social Formation," Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan, number 978-1-349-15749-5, December.
    3. Mark Wenman, 2007. "English Pluralism, Functionalism and Corporatism: The Legacy of Paul Hirst," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 55(4), pages 801-820, December.
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