Topic Based Readings – (** indicates essential reading)
Week 1Introduction: What is Politics?
Furlong, P. and Marsh, D. (2010) ‘A Skin not a Sweater: ontology and epistemology in political science’ in D. Marsh and G. Stoker (eds.) Theory and Methods in Political Science Houndsmill, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Third Edition: pp 184-211 **
Smith, S. (2007) ‘Introduction’ in Dunne, T., Kuki, M. and Smith, S (eds.) International Relations Theories: Discipline and DiversityOxford: OUP. **
Balbus, B. (1990) ‘Positivism’s Twilight’ in The Canadian Journal of Sociology 15 (2): 149-163.
Benton,T. and Craib, I. (2001) Philosophy of Social Science:the philosophical foundations of social thought. Basingstoke: Palgrave.
Burns, T. (2000) ‘What is Politics? Robinson Crusoe, Deep Ecology and Immanuel Kant’in Politics 20 (2): 93-98.
Crick, B.(2000) In Defence of Politics.London:Continuum.Chapter 1
Finlayson, A. and Martin, J. (1997) ‘Political Studies and Cultural Studies’ in Politics17 (3): 183-189.
Haas, M. and Kariel, H. S. (eds.) (1970) Approaches to the Study of Political Science. Scranton, Pennsylvania: Chandler Publishing Company.
Huysmans, J.(2005) What is politics?Edinburgh:EUP.
Mouffe, C.(2005)On the Political. London:Routledge. Chapter 2
Pennock, J. R. and Smith, D. G. (1964)Political Science: an introduction.New York: Macmillan.
Trigg, R. (1985) Understanding Social Science: a philosophical introduction to the social sciences.Oxford: Blackwell.
Warren, M. E. (1999) ‘What is political?’ in Journal of Theoretical Politics 11(2): 207-231.
Wenman, M.A. (2003) ‘What is Politics? The Approach of Radical Pluralism’ in Politics 23 (1): 57-65.
Williams, M. and May, T. (1996) Introduction to the Philosophy of Social Research.London: UCL Press.
Week 2How do we Gather Valid Knowledge?
Marsh, D.and Stoker, G. (2010) ‘Introduction’ in D. Marsh and G. Stoker (eds.) Theory and Methods in Political Science Houndsmill, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Third Edition: pp 1-12 **
Hay, C. (2002) ‘What’s ‘Political’ About Political Science?’ in C. Hay Political Analysis: a critical introduction Houndsmill, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. **
Grofman, J.G. ‘Seven Durable Axes of Cleavage in Political Science’ in K.R. Monroe (ed.) Contemporary Empirical Political Theory. Berkeley: University of California Press. **
Chalmers, A. F. (1982) What is This Thing Called Science? an assessment of the nature and status of science and its methods.Milton Keynes: Open University Press.
Delanty, G. (1997) Social Science: beyond constructivism and realism. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Delanty, G. and Strydom, P.(eds.) (2003) Philosophies of Social Science:the classic and contemporary readings.Maidenhead:Open University.
Gorton, W. A.(2006)Karl Popper and the Social Sciences.Albany:StateUniversity of New York Press.
Hollis, M. (1994) The Philosophy of Social Science: an introduction.Cambridge: Cambridge U.P.
King, G. and Keohane, R. et al. (1994) Designing Social Inquiry: scientific inference in qualitative research.Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Magee, B.(1985) Philosophy and the Real World:an introduction to Karl Popper. La Salle, Illinois:Open Court.
Magee, B.(1985)Popper.London:Fontana.
Miller, D.(ed.) (1985) Popper Selections. Princeton, N.J:PrincetonUniversity Press.
Popper, K. (1972) Conjectures and Refutations: the growth of scientific knowledge. London: Routledge.
Sayer, A. (1994) Method in Social Science: a realist approach.London: Routledge.
Steinmetz, G. (ed.) (2005) The Politics of Method in the Human Sciences: positivism and its epistemological others.London: Duke University Press.
Week 3Positivism and the ‘Behavioural Revolution’
Sanders, D. (2010) ‘Behavioural Analysis’ in D. Marsh and G. Stoker (eds.) Theory and Methods in Political Science Houndsmill, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Third Edition: pp 23-41 **
Easton, D. (1967) ‘The Current Meaning of ‘Behaviouralism’’ in J. C. Charlesworth (ed.) Contemporary Political Analysis. New York: Free Press. **
Adcock, R. (2007) ‘Interpreting Behaviourism’ in R. Adcock, et al. (eds.) Modern Political Science:Anglo-American exchanges since 1880. Oxford:PrincetonUniversity Press.
Almond, G. (1996) ‘Political Science: the history of the discipline’ in R. E. Goodin and H. D. Klingemann (eds.) A New Handbook of Political ScienceOxford: Oxford University Press.
Bachrach, P. and Baratz, M. (1962) ‘Two faces of power’ in American Political Science Review 56: 947–952.
Bond, J.R. (2007) ‘The Scientification of the Study of Politics: some observations on the behavioural evolution in political science’ in The Journal of Politics 69(4): 897-907.
Carmines, E. G. and Huckfeldt, R. (1996) ‘Political Behaviour: an overview’ in R. E. Goodin and H. D. Klingemann (eds.) A New Handbook of Political ScienceOxford: Oxford University Press.
Crick, B. (1954) ‘The Science of Politics in the United States’ in The Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science 20(3): 308-320.
Crick, B.(1982) The American Science of Politics:its origins and conditionsWestport, Conn:Greenwood Press.
Dahl, R. (1958) ‘A Critique of the Ruling Elite Model’ in The American Political Science Review 52 (2): 463-469
Dahl, R. A. (1961) ‘The Behavioural Approach in Political Science: epitaph for a monument to a successful protest’ in The American Political Science Review 55(4): 763-772.
Dahl, R. A. (1961) Who Governs? Democracy and Power in an American City.New Haven: Yale U.P.
Dahl, R. A. (1963) Modern Political Analysis.Englewood Cliff: Prentice-Hall.
De. Jouvenel, B. (1961) ‘On the Nature of Political Science’ in The American Political Science Review 55 (4): 773-779.
Easton, D. (1969) ‘The New Revolution in Political Science’ in The American Political Science Review 63 (4): 1051-1061.
Hay, C. (2002) Political Analysis: a critical introduction.Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Chapter 5
Kavanagh, D. (2003) ‘British political science in the inter-war years: the emergence of the founding fathers’ British Journal of Politics and International Relations 5(4): 594-613.
Kim, K.W. (1965) ‘Limits of Behavioural Explanation in Politics’ in The Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science 31(3): 315-327.
Lukes, S. (1974) Power: aradical view.London: Macmillan.
Miller, W. (1996) ‘Political Behaviour, Old and New’ in R. E. Goodin and H. D. Klingemann (eds.) A New Handbook of Political Science Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Shepsle, K. A. and Bonchek, M. S.(1997) Analyzing Politics: rationality, behaviour, and institutions. New York and London: W.W. Norton.
Sibley, M. (1967) ‘The Limitations of Behaviourism’ in J. C. Charlesworth (ed.) Contemporary Political Analysis. New York: Free Press.
Susser, B. (1974) ‘The Behavioural Ideology: A Review and Retrospect’ in Political Studies 22 (3): 271-288.
Week 4Rational Choice Theory
Hindmoor, A. (2010) ‘Rational Choice’ in D. Marsh and G. Stoker (eds.) Theory and Methods in Political Science Houndsmill, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Third Edition: pp 42-59 **
Green, D.P. and Shapiro, I.(1994) ‘Rationality in Politics and Economics’ in D.P. Green and I.Shapiro Pathologies of Rational Choice Theory:a critique of applications in political science New Haven:Yale University Press.**
Riker, W. H. ‘The Ferment of the 1950s and the Development of Rational Choice Theory’ in K.R. Monroe (ed.) Contemporary Empirical Political Theory. Berkeley: University of California Press. **
Alt, J. E. and Alesina, A. (1996) ‘Political economy: an overview’ in R. E. Goodin and H. D. Klingemann (eds.) A New Handbook of Political Science.Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Arrow, K. (1963) Social Choice and Individual Values.New York: John Wiley and Sons.
Atkinson, A. B. (1996) ‘Political Economy, Old and New’ in R. E. Goodin and H. D. Klingemann (eds.) A New Handbook of Political Science Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Axelrod, R. (1981) ‘The Emergence of Cooperation Among Egoists’ in The American Political Science Review 75(2): 306-318.
Calvert, R. L. (1995) ‘The Rational Choice Theory of Social Institutions: cooperation, coordination, and communication’ in J. S. Banks and E. A. Hanushek (eds.) Modern Political Economy. Old Topics, New Directions.Cambridge: Cambridge U.P.
Coleman, J. S. and Fararo, T. J. (eds.) (1992) Rational Choice Theory: advocacy and critique. Newbury Park, California: Sage Publications.
Downs, A. (1985) [1957] An Economic Theory of Democracy. Boston: Addison Wesley.
Elster, J. (ed.) (1986) Rational Choice.New York: New YorkUniversity Press.
Friedman, J. (ed.) (1996) The Rational Choice Controversy:economic models of politics reconsidered.London: YaleUniversity Press.
Green, D.P. and Shapiro, I.(1994) Pathologies of Rational Choice Theory:a critique of applications in political science.New Haven:Yale University Press.
Hicks, A. (1995) ‘Is Political Sociology Informed by Political Science?’ in Social Forces 73(4): 1219-1229.
Kiser, E. (1999) ‘Comparing Varieties of Agency Theory in Economics, Political Science, and Sociology: an illustration from state policy implementation’ in Sociological Theory 17(2): 146-170.
Laver, M. (1997) Private Desires, Political Action:an invitation to the politics of rational choice.London: Sage.
Morrow, J. D. (1995)Game Theory for Political Scientists. Princeton: Princeton U.P.
Olson, M. (1978) The Logic of Collective Action: public goods and the theory of groups.Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
Ostrom, E. (1991) ‘Rational Choice Theory and Institutional Analysis: Towards Complementarily’ in The American Political Science Review 85 (1): 237-243.
Parsons, S. D. (2005) Rational Choice and Politics: a critical introduction.London: Continuum.
Schelling, T.C. (1967) ‘What is Game Theory’ in J. C. Charlesworth (ed.) Contemporary Political Analysis. New York: Free Press.
Shubik, M. (1967) ‘The Uses of Game Theory’ in J. C. Charlesworth (ed.) Contemporary Political Analysis. New York: Free Press.
Ward, H. (2002) ‘Rational Choice’ in D. Marsh and G. Stoker (eds.) Theory and Methods in Political Science Houndsmill, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Second Edition
Zafirovski, M. (1999) ‘What is Really Rational Choice? beyond the utilitarian concept of rationality’ in Current Sociology 47 (1): 47-113.
Zey, M.(1998) Rational Choice Theory and Organizational Theory:a critique.Thousand Oaks:Sage Publications.
Week 5New Institutionalism
Lowndes, V. (2010) ‘The Institutional Approach’ in D. Marsh and G. Stoker (eds.) Theory and Methods in Political Science Houndsmill, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Third Edition: pp 60-79**
Hall, P. A. and Taylor R. C. R. (1996) ‘Political Science and the Three New Institutionalisms’ in Political Studies 19(): 936-957 **
Keohane, R.O. (1988) ‘International Institutions: Two Approaches’ in International Studies Quarterly 32 (4): 379-396. **
Adcock, R., Bevir, M. and Stimson, S.C. (2007) ‘Historicising the New Institutionalism(s)’ in R. Adcock, et al. (eds.) Modern Political Science:Anglo-American exchanges since 1880. Oxford:PrincetonUniversity Press.
Bevir, M. (2007) ‘Institutionalism and the Third Way’ in R. Adcock, et al. (eds.) Modern Political Science:Anglo-American exchanges since 1880. Oxford:PrincetonUniversity Press.
Brinton, M. C. and Nee, V. (eds.) (2001) The New Institutionalism in Sociology.California: Stanford.
Fiorina, M. (1995) ‘Rational Choice and New(?) Institutionalism’ in Polity 28 (1): 107-115.
Hall, P. A. (1997) ‘The role of Interests, Institutions, and Ideas in the Comparative Political Economy of the Industrialized Nations’ in M. Lichbach and A. Zuckerman (eds.) Comparative Politics: rationality, culture and structure.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Keohane, R. O. (1989) International Institutions and State Power:essays in international relations theory.Boulder:Westview Press.
Kloppenberg, J.T. ‘Institutionalism, Rational Choice, and Historical Analysis’ in Polity 28 (1): 125-128.
Koelble, A. (1995) ‘The New Institutionalism in Political Science and Technology’ in Comparative Politics 27(2): 231-243.
March, J. G. and Olsen, J. P. (1984) ‘The New Institutionalism: organizational factors in political life’ in American Political Science Review 78(3): 734-749.
March, J. G. and Olsen, J. P. (1998) ‘The Institutional Dynamics of International Political Orders’ International Organization 52(4): 943-969.
March, J.G. and Olsen. J. P.(1989) Rediscovering Institutions: the organizational basis of politics. New York: Free Press.
Orren, K. (1995) ‘Ideas and Institutions’ in Polity 28 (1): 97-101.
Peters, B. (1996) ‘Political Institutions Old and New’ in R. E. Goodin and H. D. Klingemann (eds.) A New Handbook of Political Science Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Peters, G. B. (1999) Institutional Theory in Political Science.London/New York: Pinter.
Rothstein, B. (1996) ‘Political Institutions: an overview’ inR. E. Goodin and H. D. Klingemann (eds.)A New Handbook of Political Science.Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Skocpol, T. (1995) ‘Why I am an Historical Institutionalist’ in Polity 28 (1): 103-106.
Steinmo, S. et al. (eds.) (1992) Structuring Politics:historical institutionalism in comparative analysis.Cambridge:Cambridge University Press.
Weingast, B. R. ‘Political Institutions: rational choice perspectives’ in R. E. Goodin and H. D. Klingemann (eds.) A New Handbook of Political Science Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Week 6Interpretivism and Constructivism
Parsons, C. (2010) ‘Constructivism and Interpretivist Theory’ in D. Marsh and G. Stoker (eds.) Theory and Methods in Political Science Houndsmill, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Third Edition: pp 80-98**
Wendt, A. (1992) ‘Anarchy is What States make of it: the social construction of power politics’ in International Organisation 46 (2): 391-425 **
Baylis, J. and Smith, S. (2006) The Globalisation of World Politics: an introduction to international relations.Third Edition. Oxford: OUP. Chapter 11
Bevir, M. and Rhodes R. A. W. (2002) ‘Interpretive Theory’ in D. Marsh and G. Stoker (eds.) Theory and Methods in Political Science Houndsmill, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Second Edition
Bevir, M. and Rhodes, R.A.W. (2003) Interpreting British Governance. London Routledge.
Dunne, T., Kuki, M. and Smith, S. (eds.) (2007) International Relations Theories: discipline and diversity.Oxford: OUP. Chapter 9
Finlayson, A. (2004) ‘The Interpretive Approach in Political Science: a symposium’ in British Journal of Politics and International Relations 6(2): 129-164. See also the other essays in this issue.
Finnemore, M. and Sikkink, K. (2001) ‘Taking Stock: the constructivist research program in international relations and comparative politics’ in Annual Review of Political Science (4): 391–416.
Gadamer, H. G. (1975) Truth and Method.London: Sheed & Ward.
Geertz, C. (1973) The Interpretation of Cultures: selected essays.New York: Basis Books.
Hay, C. (2002) Political Analysis: a critical introduction. Houndsmill, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.Chapter 6
Howarth, D. (2000) Discourse. Buckingham:Open University Press.
Natanson,M.(ed.) (1970) Phenomenology and Social Reality:essays in memory of Alfred Schutz.The Hague:Nijhoff.
Rabinow, P. and Sullivan, W. (eds.) (1987) Interpretive Social Science: a second look.Berkeley: University of California Press.
Wendt, A. (1992) Social Theory of International Politics.New York: CUP.
Week 7Marxism and Early Critical Theory
Maguire, D. (2010) ‘Marxism’ in D. Marsh and G. Stoker (eds.) Theory and Methods in Political Science Houndsmill, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Third Edition: pp 136-155**
Kellner, D. (1991) ‘Introduction to the Second Edition’ in H. MarcuseOne-dimensional Man: studies in the ideology of advanced industrial society. London: Routledge. **
Marcuse, H. (1991) ‘Introduction to the First Edition’ in H. MarcuseOne-dimensional Man: studies in the ideology of advanced industrial society. London: Routledge. **
Arato, A. and Geibhardt, E. (eds.) (1978)The EssentialFrankfurtSchool Reader.Oxford: Blackwell.
Bottomore, T. (1984)The FrankfurtSchool.Chichester: Horwood.
Gamble, A. and Marsh, D. et al. (eds.) (1999) Marxism and Social Science. Houndsmill, Basingstoke: MacMillan.
Hay, C. (2002) Political Analysis: a critical introduction.Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.Chapter 3
Held, D. (1980) Introduction to Critical Theory: Horkheimer to Habermas. London: Hutchinson.
Horkheimer, M. (1995) Critical Theory: selected essays.New York: Continuum Books.
Horkheimer, M. and Adorno, T. (1979) Dialectic of Enlightenment.London: Verso.
Jay, M. (1996) The Dialectical Imagination: a history of the Frankfurt School and the Institute of Social Research, 1923-1950. Berkeley/London: University of California Press.
Kellner, D. (1984) Herbert Marcuse and the Crisis of Marxism.London:Macmillan.
Marcuse H. (1991)One-dimensional Man: studies in the ideology of advanced industrial society. London: Routledge.
Marsh, D. (2002). ‘Marxism’ in D. Marsh and G. Stoker (eds.) Theory and Methods in Political Science Houndsmill, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Second Edition
Miliband, R. (1970) ‘The Capitalist State: reply to Nicos Poulantzas’ in New Left Review 1 (59):53-60.
Miliband, R. (1973) ‘Poulantzas and the CapitalistState’ in New Left Review 1 (82):83-92.
Miliband, R. (1973) The State in Capitalist Society: an analysis of the western system of power.London: Quartet.
Poulantzas, N. (1969) ‘The Problem of the CapitalistState’ in New Left Review 1 (58):67-78.
Poulantzas, N. (1973) Political Power and Social Classes.London: New Left Books.
Slater, P. (1977) Origin and Significance of the FrankfurtSchool: a Marxist perspective. London: Routledge.
Tallack, D. (ed) (1995) Critical Theory: a reader. New York/London: Harvester Wheatsheaf.
Week 8Feminist Approaches
Randall, V. (2010) ‘Feminism’ in D. Marsh and G. Stoker (eds.) Theory and Methods in Political Science Houndsmill, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Third Edition: pp 114-135**
Harding, S. (1992) ‘After the Neutrality Ideal: science, politics and ‘strong objectivity’’ in Social Research 59 (3): 568-87. **
Benhabib, S. and Butler, J. et al. (1995) Feminist Contentions: a philosophical exchange.London: Routledge.
Blumenfeld, W. J.and Breen, M.S. (2005) Butler Matters:Judith Butler's impact on feminist and queer studies.Aldershot:Ashgate.
Bryson, V. (2003) Feminist Political Theory. Houndsmill: Palgrave Macmillan.
Butler, J. (1993) Bodies That Matter: on the discursive limits of ‘sex’.New York: Routledge.
Code, L. (1988) ‘Experience, Knowledge and Responsibility’ in M. Griffiths, and M. Whitford (eds.)Feminist Perspectives in Philosophy. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
Frickner, M. (2000)‘Feminism in Epistemology: pluralism without postmodernism’ in M. Fricker, and J. Hornsby (eds.) The Cambridge Companion to Feminism in Philosophy. Cambridge: CambridgeUniversity Press.
Hammersley, M. (2000) Taking Sides In Social Research: essays on partisanship and bias.London: Routledge.
Harding, S. (1986) The Science Question in Feminism.Ithaca: CornellUniversity Press.
Harding, S. (2004) ‘Introduction: standpoint theory as a site of political, philosophical, and scientific debate’ in S. Harding (ed.) The Feminist Standpoint Theory Reader.New York/ London: Routledge.
Harding, S. (ed.) (1987) Feminism And Methodology.Bloomington: IndiannaUniversity Press.
Harding, S. (ed.) (2004) The Feminist Standpoint Theory Reader. New York/London: Routledge.
Heckman, S. (1997) ‘Truth and Method: feminist standpoint revisited’ in Signs 22 (2): 314-365. See also the commentaries by Hardstock, Collins, and Harding in the same issue.
Lloyd, M. (2007) Judith Butler:from norms to politics.Cambridge:Polity.
Salih, S. (ed.) (2003) The Judith Butler Reader.Oxford: Blackwell.
Seller, A. (1988) ‘Realism vs. Relativism: towards a politically adequate epistemology’ in M. Griffiths, and M. Whitford (eds.)Feminist Perspectives in Philosophy. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
Sylvester, C. (2002) Feminist International Relations: an unfinished journey.Cambridge: Cambridge U.P.
Tickner, A. J. (1992) Gender in International Relations.New York: ColumbiaUniversity Press.
Wylie, A. ‘Feminism in Philosophy of Science: making sense of contingency and constraint’ in M. Fricker, and J. Hornsby (eds.) The Cambridge Companion to Feminism in Philosophy. Cambridge: CambridgeUniversity Press.
Week 9Habermas
Johnson, P. (2006) ‘The Theory of Communicative Action’ in P. Johnson Habermas: Rescuing the Public Sphere. London: Routledge. **
Finlayson, J. G. (2005) Habermas: a very short introduction. Oxford: OUP. Chapters 2 and 3 **
Benhabib, S. and d'Entrèves, M. P. (1996) Habermas and the Unfinished Project of Modernity:critical essays on the philosophical discourse of modernity. Cambridge:Polity Press.
Edgar, A.(2006) Habermas:the key concepts.London:Routledge.
Finlayson, J. G.(2005) Habermas:a very short introduction.Oxford:Oxford University Press.
Geuss, R.(1981) The Idea of a Critical Theory:Habermas and the FrankfurtSchool.Cambridge:CambridgeUniversity Press.
Habermas, J. (1979) Communication and the Evolution of Society.London:Heinemann Educational.
Habermas, J. (1984) The Theory of Communicative ActionVolume One.Cambridge: Polity Press.
Habermas, J. (1987) The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity.Cambridge: Polity Press.
Habermas, J. (1996) Between Facts and Norms: contributions to a discourse theory of law and democracy.Cambridge: MIT Press.
Held, D. (1980) Introduction to Critical Theory: Horkheimer to Habermas. London: Hutchinson.
Keat, R. (1981) The Politics of Social Theory: Habermas, Freud and the critique of positivism. Oxford: Blackwell.
Meehan, J. (ed.) (1995) Feminists Read Habermas:gendering the subject of discourse.New York:Routledge.
Outhwaite, W. (ed.) (1996) The Habermas Reader.Oxford: Polity.
Pusey, M. (1993) Jürgen Habermas.London:Routledge.
White,S. K. (1995)The Cambridge Companion to Habermas.Cambridge:CambridgeUniversity Press.
Week 10Post-modern Approaches
Foucault, M. (1994) ‘Questions of Method’ in J. F. Faubion (ed.) The Essential Works of Foucault. Volume Three: Power. Penguin Books. **
Dews, P. (1987) ‘Michel Foucault: Power and Knowledge’ in P. Dews Logics of Disintegration: post-structuralist thought and the claims of critical theory.London: Verso. **
Barrett, M.(1991)The Politics of Truth:from Marx to Foucault.Cambridge:Polity Press.
Barth, L. (1998) ‘Michel Foucault’ in R. Stones (ed.) Key Sociological Thinkers Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave
Boyne, R. (1990) Foucault and Derrida: the other side of reason.London: Unwin and Hyman.
Danaher, G. et al. (2000) Understanding Foucault.London: Sage.
Dreyfus, H. L. and Rabinow, P. (1982) Michel Foucault: beyond structuralism and hermeneutics.Brighton: Harvester Press.
Foucault, M. (1981) Power/Knowledge.New York: Pantheon.
Foucault, M. (1984) ‘Nietzsche, Genealogy, History’ in P. Rabinow (ed.) The Foucault Reader. London: Penguin.
Foucault, M. (1984) ‘Truth and Power’ in P. Rabinow (ed.) The Foucault Reader.London: Penguin.
Gemes, K. (1992) ‘Nietzsche's Critique of Truth’ in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 52 (1): 47-65.
Gutting, G. (2005) Foucault:a very short introduction.Oxford:Oxford University Press.
Gutting, G. (ed.) (2005)The Cambridge Companion to Foucault.New York: CambridgeUniversity Press.