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The return of interest in socialism and the critique of capitalism
make Beyond Post-Socialism a timely work. The book explores the
critical-theoretical and utopian contribution of a number of
far-Left socialist currents, including anarchism, situationism and
post-Marxism and thinkers, such as Castoriadis, Wallerstein, and
Badiou.
Taking aim at the belief in utopia's demise, this collection of
original essays offers a new look at the vibrant renewal of
utopianism emerging in response to the challenges of globalization.
It consider questions of hope and transformation associated with
the utopian desire for social change.
Informed by critical theory, the essays in this collection examine
the complex dynamics of globalization, the challenges that confront
democracy, justice and rights under globalization, and new
approaches that seek to contest the excesses of globalization and
promote the struggle for global justice. They form a challenging
and timely volume that will be essential reading for anyone
interested in the normative dimensions of globalization.
This highly accessible text provides a comprehensive overview of
globalization and its consequences. Exploring the insights of a
wide range of critical theorists, this book argues that debates
about globalization cannot be divorced from struggles for
emancipation or from the contradictory realities of contemporary
society. Clearly organized around thematic chapters designed to
provoke student inquiry, the book demonstrates how the views of
critical theorists are crucial to understanding the global
processes shaping the world today.
It is common to hear that we live in unique, turbulent and
crisis-ridden times and this turbulence, transformation and crisis
are said to be deeply significant - perhaps threatening - for the
human sciences. Responding to such claims, this book provides an
accessible engagement with pressing contemporary topics, such as
violence, social movements, equality, identity and democracy.
Foregrounding the imagination of possibilities (utopia), the
mapping of the present (theory), and the transformation of the
world-system (historical and global questions), the book surveys
central issues and paradigms in contemproary political sociology,
urging a recommitment to certain concepts and traditions for
guidance in thinking and acting in the world.
This highly accessible text provides a comprehensive overview of
globalization and its consequences. Exploring the insights of a
wide range of critical theorists, this book argues that debates
about globalization cannot be divorced from struggles for
emancipation or from the contradictory realities of contemporary
society. Clearly organized around thematic chapters designed to
provoke student inquiry, the book demonstrates how the views of
critical theorists are crucial to understanding the global
processes shaping the world today.
It is common to hear that we live in unique, turbulent and
crisis-ridden times and this turbulence, transformation and crisis
are said to be deeply significant - perhaps threatening - for the
human sciences. Responding to such claims, this book provides an
accessible engagement with pressing contemporary topics, such as
violence, social movements, equality, identity and democracy.
Foregrounding the imagination of possibilities (utopia), the
mapping of the present (theory), and the transformation of the
world-system (historical and global questions), the book surveys
central issues and paradigms in contemproary political sociology,
urging a recommitment to certain concepts and traditions for
guidance in thinking and acting in the world.
Informed by critical theory, the essays in this collection examine
the complex dynamics of globalization, the challenges that confront
democracy, justice and rights under globalization, and new
approaches that seek to contest the excesses of globalization and
promote the struggle for global justice. They form a challenging
and timely volume that will be essential reading for anyone
interested in the normative dimensions of globalization.
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