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SUMMARY:Political Theory and Real Politics in the Age of the Internet - Pr
 ofessor David Runciman (Professor of Politics\, POLIS)
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CONTACT:Lydia Mizon
DESCRIPTION:Political theory at Cambridge has sometimes been associated wi
 th ‘realism’\, in contrast to moralised or idealised views of politics
 .  There are many different ways to be a realist about politics\, includin
 g the Realpolitik of international relations.  Some realists are intereste
 d in power\; some in legitimacy\; some in chance.  But how well equipped i
 s any form of realism to make sense of politics in the twenty-first centur
 y\, when so much of what it refers to has migrated online?  Do we even kno
 w what makes politics real any more?  This lecture will explore the variet
 ies of realism in political theory\, to ask what it might mean to have a r
 ealistic theory of politics in the age of the internet.\n\nThe lecture wil
 l be followed by a drinks reception in the atrium. \n\nIf you wish to atte
 nd this talk\, please email Lydia Mizon lmm66@cam.ac.uk
LOCATION:Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road (Sidgwick Site)\, Room SG1/
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