This monograph provides an update to anarchist philosophy,
advocating for a paradigm shift beyond neoliberalism and liberal
democracy. The book’s central thesis has two components. First,
it is argued that the maximization of equal liberty requires
historical progress beyond the sovereign state system. In contrast
to Fukuyama’s (1992) argument that liberal democracy is the end
of history, it is argued that liberalism contains two
contradictions (socioeconomic inequality and the shortcoming in
equal liberty inherent to state power) with the potential to propel
history further. This book’s argument – libertarian social
democracy – provides a framework to guide that final stage
of history.  Second, while anarchist philosophy
offers a vision beyond the sovereign state, it can be rendered more
suitable as an alternative paradigm. Specifically, it is argued
that anarchism is hampered by its traditional adherence to
prefigurative strategy, according to which the state cannot be used
as a means to achieve a free and equal society. By contrast,
libertarian social democracy incorporates a role for a democratic
transitionary state (described here as gradualist anarchism)
thus addressing mainstream “Hobbesian†concerns about bad
anarchy (where decentralization yields a net loss in equal
liberty). In so doing, the book reveals the full spectrum of
anarchist strategy from prefigurative to gradualist.Â
General
| Imprint: |
Springer International Publishing AG
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| Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
| Series: |
Contributions to Political Science |
| Release date: |
October 2023 |
| Authors: |
Brian Williams
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| Dimensions: |
235 x 155mm (L x W) |
| Edition: |
1st ed. 2023 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-139461-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
3-03-139461-5 |
| Barcode: |
9783031394614 |
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