Cultures of Transition and Sustainability

Culture after Capitalism
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-53222-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3695 g

Contending that culture lies at the root of our current planetary and civilizational crisis, this book uniquely explores the nature of the specifically cultural dimensions of that crisis and how culture relates to the areas of politics, policy, economics, ecology and the whole discourse of sustainability. It debates how profoundly our world is shaped by capitalist culture, emphasizing the import of political culture and policy, social justice, leadership and community in the shaping of a new cultural sustainability. It also reintroduces questions of religion, art, citizenship and comparative culture into the sustainability debate and suggests ways in which the central issue of consumer culture can be rethought and others in which socially satisfactory transitions to a sustainable future might be achieved. Addressing the specific role of culture in our crisis and of how to build cultural resources for transition, this cutting edge text provides the reader with an introduction to the literature on culture and sustainability, and both practical and theoretical tools for creating and advancing a humane and ecologically responsible future.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clammer, John

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Kultureller Wandel, Kulturkontakt, Akkulturation
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Sozialisation, Soziale Interaktion, Sozialer Wandel
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kultursoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Globalisierung, Transformationsprozesse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Global Shifts/Cultural Shifts.- 2. The Socio-Economics of Transition.- 3. Pathways to Transition.- 4. Renewing Culture.- 5. Renewing Community.- 6. Towards an Eco-Just Society.- 7. Ethics of the New Society.- 8. Theorizing Post-Capitalist Culture.

Über Autor(innen)

John Clammer teaches development sociology at the United Nations University in Tokyo and courses on art and society, the sociology of the international system, and urban issues at other universities in Japan. He has taught and researched at universities in the UK, Australia, Germany, Korea and India and has published widely on the interface of culture and development.