01 · Knowledge Atlas
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Theories, political philosophies, economic models, institution types and forms of self-government — each idea traced through theory, real examples, critique and results.
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- Ibn KhaldunThinkerNorth African historian, judge and statesman whose Muqaddimah (1377) explained the rise and fall of dynasties through 'asabiyya (group solidarity), taxation and luxury, and is often regarded as a precursor of sociology and political economy.
- Iris Marion YoungThinkerAmerican political theorist who analysed oppression as structural and group-based, defended a 'politics of difference' with group representation, broadened deliberative democracy into communicative democracy, and developed a social connection model of responsibility for structural injustice.