Late Modernity, Individualization and Socialism

An Associational Critique of Neoliberalism
2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-00341-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 222 Seiten, Format (B × H): 137 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 3943 g

Influenced most notably by Émile Durkheim and Zygmunt Bauman, Dawson outlines how this long neglected stream of socialist theory can help us more fully understand, and possibly move beyond, the problems of neoliberalism and our conceptions of political individualism.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dawson, M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction PART I: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND 1. The Political Sociology of Late Modernity 2. Libertarian Socialism: The Genesis of an Idea PART II: RECONCILING LATE MODERNITY AND LIBERTARIAN SOCIALISM 3. The Increased Politicization of Everyday Life 4. The Late Modern State 5. Neoliberalism and Economic Democracy 6. Late Modern Activism and Associationalism Conclusion

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