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universality  

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  • Political theory has conventionally proceeded on the basis that its insights are applicable universally. The universal applicability of political theory is now far less self-evident, due to challenges to the idea of universality from a number of quarters, including communitarianism, feminism, and postmodernism. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory; Universality]

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