# Mr. Barker — The New State character guide

> Mr. Barker in The New State by Mary Parker Follett.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0016-xiv-the-group-principle-at-work

## Who they are

Named individual in a hypothetical or illustrative scenario.

## In the story

### [XXVIII: Political Pluralism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xxviii-political-pluralism)

Cited as a political pluralist who argues that every state is a federal society containing diverse groups.

### [Political Pluralism and the True Federal State](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xxxi-political-pluralism-and-the-true-federal-state)

Quoted for his view of 'corporate individualism' and the shift from individual vs. state to group vs. state.

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