Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal: Third Canadian Edition - Softcover

Terence Ball received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and teaches political theory at Arizona State University. He taught previously at the University of Minnesota and has held visiting professorships at Oxford University, Cambridge University, and the University of California, San Diego. His books include Transforming Political Discourse (Blackwell, 1988), Reappraising Political Theory (Oxford University Press, 1995), and a mystery novel, Rousseau's Ghost (SUNY Press, 1998).

Richard Dagger earned his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and has taught at Arizona State University and Rhodes College, and is now professor of political science at the University of Richmond. He has been a faculty fellow of the Center for Ethics and Public Affairs, Tulane University, and is the author of many publications in political and legal philosophy, including Civic Virtues: Rights, Citizenship, and Republican Liberalism (Oxford University Press, 1997).

Daniel I. O'Neill holds a Ph.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles and is now Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida. He is the author of The Burke-Wollstonecraft Debate: Savagery, Civilization, and Democracy (Penn State University Press, 2007) and coeditor of Illusion of Consent: Engaging with Carole Pateman (Penn State University Press, 2008).

“As far as I’m aware, this book is the most suitable text for a first year class on political ideas....The main strength of the text is the connections between the development of ideologies and their historical context, as well as its focus on the ways ideologies shape political development.”

--Neil Hibbert, University of Saskatchewan

“The chapter on conservatism is very good—it nicely conveys the complexity of studying conservatism while at the same time giving structure to conservative thought. As with all parts of the book, the writing is good and the material is successfully tied in to Canada. The chapter is also comprehensive and discusses each element of conservatism in sufficient detail.”

--Paul Barker, University of Western Ontario