Books
Le citoyen et la nation
– "Le citoyen et la nation." In Rediscoveries, 22-9. Edited by J. A. Hall. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986.De Gaulle as Hero
– "De Gaulle as Hero." Perspectives on Political Science 21, no. 4 (1992): 201-6.La démocratie sans la nation?
– "La démocratie sans la nation?" Commentaire no. 75 (Autumn 1996): 569-75.Démocratie et nation
– "Démocratie et nation." Interview by Stéphane Kelly. Argument 1, no. 1 (1998): 81-93.Modern Liberty and Its Discontents
– Modern Liberty and Its Discontents. Edited and translated by Daniel J. Mahoney and Paul Seaton. Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield, 1998.In this book, distinguished French philosopher Pierre Manent addresses a wide range of subjects, including the Machiavellian origins of modernity, Tocqueville’s analysis of democracy,… More
L’empire de la morale
– "L'empire de la morale." Commentaire no. 95 (2001): 501 ff.Current Problems of European Democracy
– "Current Problems of European Democracy." Translated by Daniel J. Mahoney and Paul Seaton. Modern Age 45, no. 1 (Winter 2003): 7-16.Les Européens vont devoir s’entendre
– "Les Européens vont devoir s'entendre." Commentaire no. 103 (Autumn 2003): 702-4.La nation: entre l’individualisme et l’universalisme
– "La nation: entre l'individualisme et l'universalisme." Interview with Bernard Boulet. Argument 5, no. 2 (Spring/Summer 2003): 131-42.Frontières culturelles, frontières politiques
– "Frontières culturelles, frontières politiques." Commentaire no. 112 (Winter 2005/2006).A World beyond Politics?: A Defense of the Nation-State
– A World beyond Politics?: A Defense of the Nation-State. Translated by Marc LePain. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006. Originally published as Cours familier de philosophie politique (Paris: Fayard, 2001). Published in Greek as Apla maqhmata politikis filosofias (Athens: Polis, 2005).We live in the grip of a great illusion about politics, Pierre Manent argues in A World beyond Politics? It’s the illusion that we would be better off without politics–at least… More
Habeas Corpus? Pierre Manent and the Politics of Europe
– David Janssens. "Habeas Corpus? Pierre Manent and the Politics of Europe." European Journal of Political Theory 5, no. 2 (April 2006): 171-90.What Is a Nation?
– "What Is a Nation?" Intercollegiate Review (Autumn 2007): 23-31.Nation, Democracy, and French Political Theory by Paul Seaton
– Paul Seaton. "Nation, Democracy, and French Political Theory." Society 44, no. 3 (Mar.-Apr. 2007): 91-7.Pierre Manent et l’examen de la démocratie européenne
– Tristan Storme. "Pierre Manent et l'examen de la démocratie européenne: La reviviscence d'une systématique d'extraction schmittienne." Raison publique 9 (2008-2010): 105-29.Nation et démocratie
– "Nation et démocratie." Les cahiers de Politique autrement, special number (2008).The Transatlantic Predicament
– "The Transatlantic Predicament." In America at Risk: Threats to Liberal Self-Government in an Age of Uncertainty, 15-28. Edited by Robert Faulkner and Susan Shell, with the assistance of Thomas E. Schneider. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2009.Interview: “Migration, patriotism and the European agendum”
– "Migration, patriotism and the European agendum." Interview with Ariadne Lewanska. Eurozine, Sept. 21, 2011.Political History and Political Philosophy: Making Sense of the West
– "Political History and Political Philosophy: Making Sense of the West." Perspectives on Political Science 41, no. 2 (2012): 100-5.The old Western synthesis, the coming together of self-government, the Christian proposition, modern equality, and the commitment to relieving man’s estate, appears to be unraveling. In… More
Preface to “Raymond Aron, penseur de l’Europe et de la nation”
– Preface to Raymond Aron, penseur de l'Europe et de la nation, edited by Giulio De Ligio. Acts of the day of study, June 7, 2011, at EHESS. Brussels: Peter Lang, 2012.Un monde sans frontières?
– "Un monde sans frontières?" Pardès no. 52 (2012): 37-42.By Design and Choice
– "By Design and Choice." Interview with Alexander Kazam. National Review Online, August 21, 2012.Human Unity Real and Imagined
– "Human Unity Real and Imagined." First Things (October 2012): 47-52. Also published as "L'Église entre l'humanité réelle et l'humanité rêvée" (text in English), chap. 9 in The Global Quest for "Tranquillitas Ordinis": "Pacem in Terris", Fifty Years Later, ed. Mary Ann Glendon, Russell Hittinger, and Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo (Vatican City: Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, 2013), 109-18.Metamorphoses of the City: On the Western Dynamic
– Metamorphoses of the City: On the Western Dynamic. Translated by Marc LePain. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2013. Originally published as Les métamorphoses de la cité (Paris: Flammarion, 2010). Published in Italian as Le metamorfosi della città: Saggio sulla dinamica dell'Occidente, trans. Giulio Di Ligio (Rubbettino, 2014).What is the best way to govern ourselves? The history of the West has been shaped by the struggle to answer this question, according to Pierre Manent. A major achievement by one of… More
Political Action and the Primacy of the Good
– Daniel J. Mahoney. "Political Action and the Primacy of the Good." City Journal Online, January 29, 2016.The Tragedy of the Republic: The Decay of Political Culture in the West
– Manent, Pierre. "The Tragedy of the Republic: The Decay of Political Culture in the West." First Things: May 2017.Excerpt: “We French have for some years been overcome by a furor for republicanism and for citizenship. There is no activity so humble that it cannot take on an intimidating nobility… More
Essays
Le citoyen et la nation
– "Le citoyen et la nation." In Rediscoveries, 22-9. Edited by J. A. Hall. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986.De Gaulle as Hero
– "De Gaulle as Hero." Perspectives on Political Science 21, no. 4 (1992): 201-6.La démocratie sans la nation?
– "La démocratie sans la nation?" Commentaire no. 75 (Autumn 1996): 569-75.Démocratie et nation
– "Démocratie et nation." Interview by Stéphane Kelly. Argument 1, no. 1 (1998): 81-93.Modern Liberty and Its Discontents
– Modern Liberty and Its Discontents. Edited and translated by Daniel J. Mahoney and Paul Seaton. Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield, 1998.In this book, distinguished French philosopher Pierre Manent addresses a wide range of subjects, including the Machiavellian origins of modernity, Tocqueville’s analysis of democracy,… More
L’empire de la morale
– "L'empire de la morale." Commentaire no. 95 (2001): 501 ff.Current Problems of European Democracy
– "Current Problems of European Democracy." Translated by Daniel J. Mahoney and Paul Seaton. Modern Age 45, no. 1 (Winter 2003): 7-16.Les Européens vont devoir s’entendre
– "Les Européens vont devoir s'entendre." Commentaire no. 103 (Autumn 2003): 702-4.La nation: entre l’individualisme et l’universalisme
– "La nation: entre l'individualisme et l'universalisme." Interview with Bernard Boulet. Argument 5, no. 2 (Spring/Summer 2003): 131-42.Frontières culturelles, frontières politiques
– "Frontières culturelles, frontières politiques." Commentaire no. 112 (Winter 2005/2006).A World beyond Politics?: A Defense of the Nation-State
– A World beyond Politics?: A Defense of the Nation-State. Translated by Marc LePain. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006. Originally published as Cours familier de philosophie politique (Paris: Fayard, 2001). Published in Greek as Apla maqhmata politikis filosofias (Athens: Polis, 2005).We live in the grip of a great illusion about politics, Pierre Manent argues in A World beyond Politics? It’s the illusion that we would be better off without politics–at least… More
Habeas Corpus? Pierre Manent and the Politics of Europe
– David Janssens. "Habeas Corpus? Pierre Manent and the Politics of Europe." European Journal of Political Theory 5, no. 2 (April 2006): 171-90.What Is a Nation?
– "What Is a Nation?" Intercollegiate Review (Autumn 2007): 23-31.Nation, Democracy, and French Political Theory by Paul Seaton
– Paul Seaton. "Nation, Democracy, and French Political Theory." Society 44, no. 3 (Mar.-Apr. 2007): 91-7.Pierre Manent et l’examen de la démocratie européenne
– Tristan Storme. "Pierre Manent et l'examen de la démocratie européenne: La reviviscence d'une systématique d'extraction schmittienne." Raison publique 9 (2008-2010): 105-29.Nation et démocratie
– "Nation et démocratie." Les cahiers de Politique autrement, special number (2008).The Transatlantic Predicament
– "The Transatlantic Predicament." In America at Risk: Threats to Liberal Self-Government in an Age of Uncertainty, 15-28. Edited by Robert Faulkner and Susan Shell, with the assistance of Thomas E. Schneider. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2009.Interview: “Migration, patriotism and the European agendum”
– "Migration, patriotism and the European agendum." Interview with Ariadne Lewanska. Eurozine, Sept. 21, 2011.Political History and Political Philosophy: Making Sense of the West
– "Political History and Political Philosophy: Making Sense of the West." Perspectives on Political Science 41, no. 2 (2012): 100-5.The old Western synthesis, the coming together of self-government, the Christian proposition, modern equality, and the commitment to relieving man’s estate, appears to be unraveling. In… More
Preface to “Raymond Aron, penseur de l’Europe et de la nation”
– Preface to Raymond Aron, penseur de l'Europe et de la nation, edited by Giulio De Ligio. Acts of the day of study, June 7, 2011, at EHESS. Brussels: Peter Lang, 2012.Un monde sans frontières?
– "Un monde sans frontières?" Pardès no. 52 (2012): 37-42.By Design and Choice
– "By Design and Choice." Interview with Alexander Kazam. National Review Online, August 21, 2012.Human Unity Real and Imagined
– "Human Unity Real and Imagined." First Things (October 2012): 47-52. Also published as "L'Église entre l'humanité réelle et l'humanité rêvée" (text in English), chap. 9 in The Global Quest for "Tranquillitas Ordinis": "Pacem in Terris", Fifty Years Later, ed. Mary Ann Glendon, Russell Hittinger, and Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo (Vatican City: Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, 2013), 109-18.Metamorphoses of the City: On the Western Dynamic
– Metamorphoses of the City: On the Western Dynamic. Translated by Marc LePain. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2013. Originally published as Les métamorphoses de la cité (Paris: Flammarion, 2010). Published in Italian as Le metamorfosi della città: Saggio sulla dinamica dell'Occidente, trans. Giulio Di Ligio (Rubbettino, 2014).What is the best way to govern ourselves? The history of the West has been shaped by the struggle to answer this question, according to Pierre Manent. A major achievement by one of… More
Political Action and the Primacy of the Good
– Daniel J. Mahoney. "Political Action and the Primacy of the Good." City Journal Online, January 29, 2016.The Tragedy of the Republic: The Decay of Political Culture in the West
– Manent, Pierre. "The Tragedy of the Republic: The Decay of Political Culture in the West." First Things: May 2017.Excerpt: “We French have for some years been overcome by a furor for republicanism and for citizenship. There is no activity so humble that it cannot take on an intimidating nobility… More
Commentary
Le citoyen et la nation
– "Le citoyen et la nation." In Rediscoveries, 22-9. Edited by J. A. Hall. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986.De Gaulle as Hero
– "De Gaulle as Hero." Perspectives on Political Science 21, no. 4 (1992): 201-6.La démocratie sans la nation?
– "La démocratie sans la nation?" Commentaire no. 75 (Autumn 1996): 569-75.Démocratie et nation
– "Démocratie et nation." Interview by Stéphane Kelly. Argument 1, no. 1 (1998): 81-93.Modern Liberty and Its Discontents
– Modern Liberty and Its Discontents. Edited and translated by Daniel J. Mahoney and Paul Seaton. Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield, 1998.In this book, distinguished French philosopher Pierre Manent addresses a wide range of subjects, including the Machiavellian origins of modernity, Tocqueville’s analysis of democracy,… More
L’empire de la morale
– "L'empire de la morale." Commentaire no. 95 (2001): 501 ff.Current Problems of European Democracy
– "Current Problems of European Democracy." Translated by Daniel J. Mahoney and Paul Seaton. Modern Age 45, no. 1 (Winter 2003): 7-16.Les Européens vont devoir s’entendre
– "Les Européens vont devoir s'entendre." Commentaire no. 103 (Autumn 2003): 702-4.La nation: entre l’individualisme et l’universalisme
– "La nation: entre l'individualisme et l'universalisme." Interview with Bernard Boulet. Argument 5, no. 2 (Spring/Summer 2003): 131-42.Frontières culturelles, frontières politiques
– "Frontières culturelles, frontières politiques." Commentaire no. 112 (Winter 2005/2006).A World beyond Politics?: A Defense of the Nation-State
– A World beyond Politics?: A Defense of the Nation-State. Translated by Marc LePain. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006. Originally published as Cours familier de philosophie politique (Paris: Fayard, 2001). Published in Greek as Apla maqhmata politikis filosofias (Athens: Polis, 2005).We live in the grip of a great illusion about politics, Pierre Manent argues in A World beyond Politics? It’s the illusion that we would be better off without politics–at least… More
Habeas Corpus? Pierre Manent and the Politics of Europe
– David Janssens. "Habeas Corpus? Pierre Manent and the Politics of Europe." European Journal of Political Theory 5, no. 2 (April 2006): 171-90.What Is a Nation?
– "What Is a Nation?" Intercollegiate Review (Autumn 2007): 23-31.Nation, Democracy, and French Political Theory by Paul Seaton
– Paul Seaton. "Nation, Democracy, and French Political Theory." Society 44, no. 3 (Mar.-Apr. 2007): 91-7.Pierre Manent et l’examen de la démocratie européenne
– Tristan Storme. "Pierre Manent et l'examen de la démocratie européenne: La reviviscence d'une systématique d'extraction schmittienne." Raison publique 9 (2008-2010): 105-29.Nation et démocratie
– "Nation et démocratie." Les cahiers de Politique autrement, special number (2008).The Transatlantic Predicament
– "The Transatlantic Predicament." In America at Risk: Threats to Liberal Self-Government in an Age of Uncertainty, 15-28. Edited by Robert Faulkner and Susan Shell, with the assistance of Thomas E. Schneider. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2009.Interview: “Migration, patriotism and the European agendum”
– "Migration, patriotism and the European agendum." Interview with Ariadne Lewanska. Eurozine, Sept. 21, 2011.Political History and Political Philosophy: Making Sense of the West
– "Political History and Political Philosophy: Making Sense of the West." Perspectives on Political Science 41, no. 2 (2012): 100-5.The old Western synthesis, the coming together of self-government, the Christian proposition, modern equality, and the commitment to relieving man’s estate, appears to be unraveling. In… More
Preface to “Raymond Aron, penseur de l’Europe et de la nation”
– Preface to Raymond Aron, penseur de l'Europe et de la nation, edited by Giulio De Ligio. Acts of the day of study, June 7, 2011, at EHESS. Brussels: Peter Lang, 2012.Un monde sans frontières?
– "Un monde sans frontières?" Pardès no. 52 (2012): 37-42.By Design and Choice
– "By Design and Choice." Interview with Alexander Kazam. National Review Online, August 21, 2012.Human Unity Real and Imagined
– "Human Unity Real and Imagined." First Things (October 2012): 47-52. Also published as "L'Église entre l'humanité réelle et l'humanité rêvée" (text in English), chap. 9 in The Global Quest for "Tranquillitas Ordinis": "Pacem in Terris", Fifty Years Later, ed. Mary Ann Glendon, Russell Hittinger, and Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo (Vatican City: Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, 2013), 109-18.Metamorphoses of the City: On the Western Dynamic
– Metamorphoses of the City: On the Western Dynamic. Translated by Marc LePain. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2013. Originally published as Les métamorphoses de la cité (Paris: Flammarion, 2010). Published in Italian as Le metamorfosi della città: Saggio sulla dinamica dell'Occidente, trans. Giulio Di Ligio (Rubbettino, 2014).What is the best way to govern ourselves? The history of the West has been shaped by the struggle to answer this question, according to Pierre Manent. A major achievement by one of… More
Political Action and the Primacy of the Good
– Daniel J. Mahoney. "Political Action and the Primacy of the Good." City Journal Online, January 29, 2016.The Tragedy of the Republic: The Decay of Political Culture in the West
– Manent, Pierre. "The Tragedy of the Republic: The Decay of Political Culture in the West." First Things: May 2017.Excerpt: “We French have for some years been overcome by a furor for republicanism and for citizenship. There is no activity so humble that it cannot take on an intimidating nobility… More
Multimedia
Le citoyen et la nation
– "Le citoyen et la nation." In Rediscoveries, 22-9. Edited by J. A. Hall. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986.De Gaulle as Hero
– "De Gaulle as Hero." Perspectives on Political Science 21, no. 4 (1992): 201-6.La démocratie sans la nation?
– "La démocratie sans la nation?" Commentaire no. 75 (Autumn 1996): 569-75.Démocratie et nation
– "Démocratie et nation." Interview by Stéphane Kelly. Argument 1, no. 1 (1998): 81-93.Modern Liberty and Its Discontents
– Modern Liberty and Its Discontents. Edited and translated by Daniel J. Mahoney and Paul Seaton. Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield, 1998.In this book, distinguished French philosopher Pierre Manent addresses a wide range of subjects, including the Machiavellian origins of modernity, Tocqueville’s analysis of democracy,… More
L’empire de la morale
– "L'empire de la morale." Commentaire no. 95 (2001): 501 ff.Current Problems of European Democracy
– "Current Problems of European Democracy." Translated by Daniel J. Mahoney and Paul Seaton. Modern Age 45, no. 1 (Winter 2003): 7-16.Les Européens vont devoir s’entendre
– "Les Européens vont devoir s'entendre." Commentaire no. 103 (Autumn 2003): 702-4.La nation: entre l’individualisme et l’universalisme
– "La nation: entre l'individualisme et l'universalisme." Interview with Bernard Boulet. Argument 5, no. 2 (Spring/Summer 2003): 131-42.Frontières culturelles, frontières politiques
– "Frontières culturelles, frontières politiques." Commentaire no. 112 (Winter 2005/2006).A World beyond Politics?: A Defense of the Nation-State
– A World beyond Politics?: A Defense of the Nation-State. Translated by Marc LePain. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006. Originally published as Cours familier de philosophie politique (Paris: Fayard, 2001). Published in Greek as Apla maqhmata politikis filosofias (Athens: Polis, 2005).We live in the grip of a great illusion about politics, Pierre Manent argues in A World beyond Politics? It’s the illusion that we would be better off without politics–at least… More
Habeas Corpus? Pierre Manent and the Politics of Europe
– David Janssens. "Habeas Corpus? Pierre Manent and the Politics of Europe." European Journal of Political Theory 5, no. 2 (April 2006): 171-90.What Is a Nation?
– "What Is a Nation?" Intercollegiate Review (Autumn 2007): 23-31.Nation, Democracy, and French Political Theory by Paul Seaton
– Paul Seaton. "Nation, Democracy, and French Political Theory." Society 44, no. 3 (Mar.-Apr. 2007): 91-7.Pierre Manent et l’examen de la démocratie européenne
– Tristan Storme. "Pierre Manent et l'examen de la démocratie européenne: La reviviscence d'une systématique d'extraction schmittienne." Raison publique 9 (2008-2010): 105-29.Nation et démocratie
– "Nation et démocratie." Les cahiers de Politique autrement, special number (2008).The Transatlantic Predicament
– "The Transatlantic Predicament." In America at Risk: Threats to Liberal Self-Government in an Age of Uncertainty, 15-28. Edited by Robert Faulkner and Susan Shell, with the assistance of Thomas E. Schneider. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2009.Interview: “Migration, patriotism and the European agendum”
– "Migration, patriotism and the European agendum." Interview with Ariadne Lewanska. Eurozine, Sept. 21, 2011.Political History and Political Philosophy: Making Sense of the West
– "Political History and Political Philosophy: Making Sense of the West." Perspectives on Political Science 41, no. 2 (2012): 100-5.The old Western synthesis, the coming together of self-government, the Christian proposition, modern equality, and the commitment to relieving man’s estate, appears to be unraveling. In… More
Preface to “Raymond Aron, penseur de l’Europe et de la nation”
– Preface to Raymond Aron, penseur de l'Europe et de la nation, edited by Giulio De Ligio. Acts of the day of study, June 7, 2011, at EHESS. Brussels: Peter Lang, 2012.Un monde sans frontières?
– "Un monde sans frontières?" Pardès no. 52 (2012): 37-42.By Design and Choice
– "By Design and Choice." Interview with Alexander Kazam. National Review Online, August 21, 2012.Human Unity Real and Imagined
– "Human Unity Real and Imagined." First Things (October 2012): 47-52. Also published as "L'Église entre l'humanité réelle et l'humanité rêvée" (text in English), chap. 9 in The Global Quest for "Tranquillitas Ordinis": "Pacem in Terris", Fifty Years Later, ed. Mary Ann Glendon, Russell Hittinger, and Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo (Vatican City: Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, 2013), 109-18.Metamorphoses of the City: On the Western Dynamic
– Metamorphoses of the City: On the Western Dynamic. Translated by Marc LePain. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2013. Originally published as Les métamorphoses de la cité (Paris: Flammarion, 2010). Published in Italian as Le metamorfosi della città: Saggio sulla dinamica dell'Occidente, trans. Giulio Di Ligio (Rubbettino, 2014).What is the best way to govern ourselves? The history of the West has been shaped by the struggle to answer this question, according to Pierre Manent. A major achievement by one of… More
Political Action and the Primacy of the Good
– Daniel J. Mahoney. "Political Action and the Primacy of the Good." City Journal Online, January 29, 2016.The Tragedy of the Republic: The Decay of Political Culture in the West
– Manent, Pierre. "The Tragedy of the Republic: The Decay of Political Culture in the West." First Things: May 2017.Excerpt: “We French have for some years been overcome by a furor for republicanism and for citizenship. There is no activity so humble that it cannot take on an intimidating nobility… More
Teaching
Le citoyen et la nation
– "Le citoyen et la nation." In Rediscoveries, 22-9. Edited by J. A. Hall. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986.De Gaulle as Hero
– "De Gaulle as Hero." Perspectives on Political Science 21, no. 4 (1992): 201-6.La démocratie sans la nation?
– "La démocratie sans la nation?" Commentaire no. 75 (Autumn 1996): 569-75.Démocratie et nation
– "Démocratie et nation." Interview by Stéphane Kelly. Argument 1, no. 1 (1998): 81-93.Modern Liberty and Its Discontents
– Modern Liberty and Its Discontents. Edited and translated by Daniel J. Mahoney and Paul Seaton. Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield, 1998.In this book, distinguished French philosopher Pierre Manent addresses a wide range of subjects, including the Machiavellian origins of modernity, Tocqueville’s analysis of democracy,… More
L’empire de la morale
– "L'empire de la morale." Commentaire no. 95 (2001): 501 ff.Current Problems of European Democracy
– "Current Problems of European Democracy." Translated by Daniel J. Mahoney and Paul Seaton. Modern Age 45, no. 1 (Winter 2003): 7-16.Les Européens vont devoir s’entendre
– "Les Européens vont devoir s'entendre." Commentaire no. 103 (Autumn 2003): 702-4.La nation: entre l’individualisme et l’universalisme
– "La nation: entre l'individualisme et l'universalisme." Interview with Bernard Boulet. Argument 5, no. 2 (Spring/Summer 2003): 131-42.Frontières culturelles, frontières politiques
– "Frontières culturelles, frontières politiques." Commentaire no. 112 (Winter 2005/2006).A World beyond Politics?: A Defense of the Nation-State
– A World beyond Politics?: A Defense of the Nation-State. Translated by Marc LePain. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006. Originally published as Cours familier de philosophie politique (Paris: Fayard, 2001). Published in Greek as Apla maqhmata politikis filosofias (Athens: Polis, 2005).We live in the grip of a great illusion about politics, Pierre Manent argues in A World beyond Politics? It’s the illusion that we would be better off without politics–at least… More
Habeas Corpus? Pierre Manent and the Politics of Europe
– David Janssens. "Habeas Corpus? Pierre Manent and the Politics of Europe." European Journal of Political Theory 5, no. 2 (April 2006): 171-90.What Is a Nation?
– "What Is a Nation?" Intercollegiate Review (Autumn 2007): 23-31.Nation, Democracy, and French Political Theory by Paul Seaton
– Paul Seaton. "Nation, Democracy, and French Political Theory." Society 44, no. 3 (Mar.-Apr. 2007): 91-7.Pierre Manent et l’examen de la démocratie européenne
– Tristan Storme. "Pierre Manent et l'examen de la démocratie européenne: La reviviscence d'une systématique d'extraction schmittienne." Raison publique 9 (2008-2010): 105-29.Nation et démocratie
– "Nation et démocratie." Les cahiers de Politique autrement, special number (2008).The Transatlantic Predicament
– "The Transatlantic Predicament." In America at Risk: Threats to Liberal Self-Government in an Age of Uncertainty, 15-28. Edited by Robert Faulkner and Susan Shell, with the assistance of Thomas E. Schneider. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2009.Interview: “Migration, patriotism and the European agendum”
– "Migration, patriotism and the European agendum." Interview with Ariadne Lewanska. Eurozine, Sept. 21, 2011.Political History and Political Philosophy: Making Sense of the West
– "Political History and Political Philosophy: Making Sense of the West." Perspectives on Political Science 41, no. 2 (2012): 100-5.The old Western synthesis, the coming together of self-government, the Christian proposition, modern equality, and the commitment to relieving man’s estate, appears to be unraveling. In… More
Preface to “Raymond Aron, penseur de l’Europe et de la nation”
– Preface to Raymond Aron, penseur de l'Europe et de la nation, edited by Giulio De Ligio. Acts of the day of study, June 7, 2011, at EHESS. Brussels: Peter Lang, 2012.Un monde sans frontières?
– "Un monde sans frontières?" Pardès no. 52 (2012): 37-42.By Design and Choice
– "By Design and Choice." Interview with Alexander Kazam. National Review Online, August 21, 2012.Human Unity Real and Imagined
– "Human Unity Real and Imagined." First Things (October 2012): 47-52. Also published as "L'Église entre l'humanité réelle et l'humanité rêvée" (text in English), chap. 9 in The Global Quest for "Tranquillitas Ordinis": "Pacem in Terris", Fifty Years Later, ed. Mary Ann Glendon, Russell Hittinger, and Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo (Vatican City: Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, 2013), 109-18.Metamorphoses of the City: On the Western Dynamic
– Metamorphoses of the City: On the Western Dynamic. Translated by Marc LePain. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2013. Originally published as Les métamorphoses de la cité (Paris: Flammarion, 2010). Published in Italian as Le metamorfosi della città: Saggio sulla dinamica dell'Occidente, trans. Giulio Di Ligio (Rubbettino, 2014).What is the best way to govern ourselves? The history of the West has been shaped by the struggle to answer this question, according to Pierre Manent. A major achievement by one of… More
Political Action and the Primacy of the Good
– Daniel J. Mahoney. "Political Action and the Primacy of the Good." City Journal Online, January 29, 2016.The Tragedy of the Republic: The Decay of Political Culture in the West
– Manent, Pierre. "The Tragedy of the Republic: The Decay of Political Culture in the West." First Things: May 2017.Excerpt: “We French have for some years been overcome by a furor for republicanism and for citizenship. There is no activity so humble that it cannot take on an intimidating nobility… More