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The Problems of Communitarian Politics - Unity and Conflict (Hardcover)
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The Problems of Communitarian Politics - Unity and Conflict (Hardcover)
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The book offers a detailed critical analysis of the ideal of
'community' in politics. The book traces elements of the idea of
community in a number of social and philosophical contests over the
last century, explaining how these are articulated in very recent
political and public policy debates. 'Community' is invoked as a
justification for re-organisation of state institutions as the
source of care, and support for individuals, and as an entity which
is valuable in its own right, and needs itself to be sustained and
defended.
In community development, community action, community care, and
community politics, the tensions and contradictions within the
concept are often invariably felt community is both inclusive and
exclusive; both organised and unstructured; and both hierarchical
and egalitarian. The book argues that analyses of the concept of
'community' shows the role of ideas and ideals in shaping political
actions, the barriers to the realization of community in practical
contexts, and ultimately the untenability of the ideal itself.
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