Introduction
pp. 1-13
in: Terrell Carver, James Martin (eds), Palgrave advances in continental political thought, Berlin, Springer, 2006Abstract
What is Continental Political Thought? What relevance does it have for us today? The term "Continental" has something of a bad reputation. In a very descriptive sense, it refers us, geographically speaking, to Continental Europe; but in so doing, it brings with it a number of meanings that might prejudice us against it and our understanding of its value and relevance.