Rethinking Political Obligation: Moral Principles, Communal Ties, Citizenship

What are the grounds for and limits to obedience to the state? This book offers a fresh analysis of the debate concerning the moral obligation to obey the state, develops a novel account of political obligation and provides the first detailed argument of how a theory of political obligation can apply to subjects of an unjust state.

Preface Acknowledgments The Problem of Political Obligation Consent and Gratitude Linguistic Practice Well-being and Justice Affiliation Fairness Civil Justice Obligations of Civil Justice and Unjust States Conclusion Bibliography Index