Connolly The Fragility of Things

Self-Organizing Processes, Neoliberal Fantasies, and Democratic Activism
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-8223-7716-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Seeking to extend sensitivity to the world's fragilities and intensify democratic activism, William E. Connolly explores how neoliberal capitalism collides with the fragile self-organizing systems that help to constitute our world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Connolly, William E.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prelude. 1775 1

1. Steps toward an Ecology of Late Capitalism 20

first interlude: Melancholia and Us 43

2. Hayek, Neoliberalism, and Freedom 52

second interlude: Modes of Self-Organization 81

3. Shock Therapy, Dramatization, and Practical Wisdom 98

third interlude: Fullness and Vitality 140

4. Process Philosophy and Planetary Politics 149

postlude: Role Experimentation and Democratic Activism 179

Acknowledgments 197

Notes 201

Bibliography 225

Index 233

Über Autor(innen)

William E. Connolly is Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. His most recent books include A World of Becoming; Capitalism and Christianity, American Style; and Pluralism, all also published by Duke University Press. He is a former editor of Political Theory and a founder of the journal theory & event. His classic study The Terms of Political Discourse won the Benjamin Lippincott Award in 1999.