The politics of change : globalization, ideology and critique

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The politics of change : globalization, ideology and critique

edited by Werner Bonefeld, Kosmas Psychopedis

Palgrave, 2000

  • : hbk., outside North America
  • : hbk., in North America

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk., in North America ISBN 9780312235598

Description

Kant defined the Enlightenment as humanity's attempt to leave behind its self-imposed immaturity. Social theory is thus charged with enlightening the human condition and its social constitution in order to achieve maturity and human dignity. Enlightenment is a thoroughly subversive business. The authors to this volume are in no way disturbed by the claim that everybody contributes to society according to their ability and that everybody receives according to their needs. What is disturbing, though, is that the demand for such a 'change' appears outdated and that, instead, many commentators espouse the idea that society's 'laws of development' are governed by an invisible hand. The Politics of Change takes issues with such views. It does so through a timely assessment of the debate on globalization and contemporary versions of neo-liberal and neo-functionalist thought, which underpin much of the globalization discourse. The Politics of Change emphasizes 'change' as a project of human emancipation.
Volume

: hbk., outside North America ISBN 9780333760888

Description

This work takes a critical view of the debate on globalization and assesses revamped versions of structuralist thought, which underpin much of the globalization discourse. In contrast to conventional views of change, the book emphasizes change as a politics of emancipation.

Table of Contents

  • Notes on the Contributors The Politics of Change: Ideology and Critique
  • W.Bonefeld & K.Psychopedis PART I: THE NEW REALITY OF GLOBALIZATION? POLITICS AND SOCIAL THEORY Globalization, Depoliticization, and 'Modern' Economic Management
  • P.Burnham The Spectre of Globalization: On the Form and Content of the World Market
  • W.Bonefeld PART II: 'NEW' SOCIAL THEORY AND METHODOLOGY: IDEOLOGY AND CRITIQUE New Social Thought: Questions of Theory and Critique
  • K.Psychopedis Jurgen Habermas' Reconstruction of Historical Materialism
  • H.Reichelt PART III: CRITIQUE AND PRACTICE: THE POSSIBILITY OF EMANCIPATORY CHANGE REVISITED The End of the 'Socialist System': Failure or Confirmation of Marx's Views on the Transition from One Form of Production and Society to Another?
  • M.Godelier Zapata in Wall Street
  • J.Holloway The Market, the State, and the End of History
  • J.Agnoli Bibliography Index

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  • NCID
    BA49431135
  • ISBN
    • 0333760883
    • 0312235593
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke
  • Pages/Volumes
    vii, 212 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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