Leading political theorists demonstrate the transformative potential of de-centering Western traditions in the field of political theory.

1. Introduction. The practice of deparochializing political theory Melissa S. Williams; 2. Deparochializing political theory and beyond: a dialogue approach to comparative political thought James Tully; 3. Recentering political theory, revisited: on mobile locality, general applicability, and the future of comparative political theory Leigh K. Jenco; 4. A decentralized republic of virtue: true way learning in the Southern Song period and beyond Youngmin Kim; 5. Deparochializing political theory from the Far Eastern Province Ken Tsutsumibayashi; 6. Is popular sovereignty a useful myth? Joseph Chan and Franz Mang; 7. Authoritarian and democratic pathways to meritocracy in China Baogang He and Mark E. Warren; 8. Deparochializing democratic theory Melissa S. Williams; 9. Teaching comparative political thought: joys, pitfalls, strategies, significance Stephen Salkever; 10. Teaching philosophy and political thought in Southeast Asia Terry Nardin; 11. Why globalize the curriculum? Duncan Ivison.