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Capitalism, by the twenty-first century, has brought us an era of
escalating, overlapping crisis - ecological, political, social -
which we may not survive. In this brilliant, wide-ranging
conversation, political philosophers Nancy Fraser and Rahel Jaeggi
identify capitalism as the source of the devastation and examine
its in-built tendency to crisis. In an exchange that ranges across
history, critical theory, ecology, feminism and political theory,
Fraser and Jaeggi find that capitalism's tendency to separate what
is connected - human from non-human nature, commodity production
and social reproduction - is at the heart of its crisis tendency.
These "boundary struggles," Fraser and Jaeggi conclude, constitute
capitalism's most destructive power but are also the sites where a
fighting left movement might be able to halt the destruction and
build the non-capitalist future we so desperately need. A crucial
text for students of political theory, economic theory, and social
change, Capitalism offers an invigorated critique of twenty-first
century capitalism and an incisive study of our current
conjuncture.
"A wonderfully rich and insightful collection of well-integrated
essays on important current thinkers and social movements." -Martin
Jay University of California, Berkeley Unruly Practices brings
together a series of widely discussed essays in feminism and social
theory. Read together, they constitute a sustained critical
encounter with leading European and American approaches to social
theory. In addition, Nancy Fraser develops a new and original
socialist-feminist critical theory that overcomes many of the
limitations of current alternatives. First, in a series of critical
essays, she deploys philosophical and literary techniques to sort
the wheat from the chaff in the work of Michel Foucault, the French
deconstructionists, Richard Rorty, and Jurgen Habermas. Then, in a
group of constructive essays, she incorporates their respective
strengths in a new critical theory of late-capitalist political
culture. Fraser breaks new ground methodologically by integrating
the previously divergent insights of poststructuralism, critical
social theory, feminist theory, and pragmatism. Thematically, she
deals with varied forms of dominance and subordination in modern,
industrial, late-capitalist societies - especially gender dominance
and subordination; state-bureaucratic forms of organization; the
institutional politics of knowledge and expertise; and the
structure and function of social-welfare programs. In the last
section of the book, these themes are integrated in an original
theory of "the politics of need interpretation." This concept
becomes the linchpin of he socialist-feminist critical theory
proposed in the last chapter.
Since the end of the Cold War, there has been a wealth of
discussion and controversy about the idea of a 'postnational' or
'cosmopolitan' politics. But while there are many normative
theories of cosmopolitanism, as well as some cosmopolitan theories
of globalization, there has been little attempt to grapple
systematically with fundamental questions of structure and action
from a 'cosmopolitan point of view.' Drawing on Kant's cosmopolitan
writings and Habermas's critical theory of society, Brian Milstein
argues that, before we are members of nations or states, we are
participants in a 'commercium' of global interaction who are able
to negotiate for ourselves the terms on which we share the earth in
common with one another. He marshals a broad range of literature
from philosophy, sociology, and political science to show how the
modern system of sovereign nation-states destructively constrains
and distorts these relations of global interaction, leading to
pathologies and crises in present-day world society.
Since the end of the Cold War, there has been a wealth of
discussion and controversy about the idea of a 'postnational' or
'cosmopolitan' politics. But while there are many normative
theories of cosmopolitanism, as well as some cosmopolitan theories
of globalization, there has been little attempt to grapple
systematically with fundamental questions of structure and action
from a 'cosmopolitan point of view.' Drawing on Kant's cosmopolitan
writings and Habermas's critical theory of society, Brian Milstein
argues that, before we are members of nations or states, we are
participants in a 'commercium' of global interaction who are able
to negotiate for ourselves the terms on which we share the earth in
common with one another. He marshals a broad range of literature
from philosophy, sociology, and political science to show how the
modern system of sovereign nation-states destructively constrains
and distorts these relations of global interaction, leading to
pathologies and crises in present-day world society.
Across a spectrum of academic disciplines, the topic of
globalization is at the forefront of contemporary efforts to
understand a dynamically changing world society. How might critical
social theory respond creatively to the challenge of thinking and
theorizing globalization in its full complexity? Globalizing
Critical Theory collects essays by scholars at the forefront of
Critical Theory as they confront this timely topic. This book
offers readers a chance to see contemporary Critical Theory in its
full range-from political analyses of a global public sphere,
critical race theory, and the politics of memory, to aesthetics and
media studies. It includes crucial new essays by JYrgen on the
transformations of the global order in the wake of the American
invasion of Iraq, and major interventions by Nancy Fraser, Peter
Hohendahl, Andreas Huyssen, James Bohman, and others. Globalizing
Critical Theory provides a fascinating exploration of how Critical
Theory is confronting the question of globalization-and how
globalization is transforming Critical Theory.
Contemporary feminist theory and postmodernism have left
significant marks on how we think about practical matters, most
notably the old and new forms of gender struggles that many women
confront in their daily lives. The essays collected in Gender
Struggles are designed to highlight those influences by addressing
the following questions: What is practical feminism in a postmodern
world? How does rethinking the nature and boundaries of philosophy
affect the way we understand practical issues that we confront
daily? What new forms of freedom, autonomy, subjectivity, social
welfare, motherhood, public and private space, and political
resistance have emerged from this new philosophical sense?
Together, the sixteen essays in this volume represent many
different voices of feminists who boldly take up familiar, everyday
concerns from unorthodox vantage points within new conceptual and
theoretical frameworks. The essays in Gender Struggles address a
wide range of issues in gender struggles, from the more familiar
ones that, for the last thirty years, have been the mainstay of
feminist scholarship, such as motherhood, beauty, and sexual
violence, to new topics inspired by post-industrialization and
multiculturalism, such as the welfare state, cyberspace, hate
speech, and queer politics, and finally to topics that
traditionally have not been seen as appropriate subjects for
philosophizing, such as adoption, care work, and the home.
Incorporating the latest, most 'cutting-edge' material on feminism,
this volume aims at reaching a broad spectrum of readers by
connecting postmodern feminist theory with concrete issues that are
practical and relevant to their daily lives and experiences.
The notion of "the public sphere" has become increasingly central
to theories and studies of democracy, media, and culture over the
last few decades. It has also gained political importance in the
context of the European Union's efforts to strengthen democracy,
integration, and identity. The Idea of the Public Sphere offers a
wide-ranging, accessible, and easy-to-use introduction to one of
the most influential ideas in modern social and political thought,
tracing its development from the origins of modern democracy in the
Eighteenth Century to present day debates. This book brings key
texts by the leading contributors in the field together in a single
volume. It explores current topics such as the role of religion in
public affairs, the implications of the internet for organizing
public deliberation, and the transnationalisation of public issues.
The notion of 'the public sphere' has become increasingly central
to theories and studies of democracy, media, and culture over the
last few decades. It has also gained political importance in the
context of the European Union's efforts to strengthen democracy,
integration, and identity. The Idea of the Public Sphere offers a
wide-ranging, accessible, and easy-to-use introduction to one of
the most influential ideas in modern social and political thought,
tracing its development from the origins of modern democracy in the
Eighteenth Century to present day debates. This book brings key
texts by the leading contributors in the field together in a single
volume. It explores current topics such as the role of religion in
public affairs, the implications of the internet for organizing
public deliberation, and the transnationalisation of public issues.
The theory of recognition is now a well-established and mature
research paradigm in philosophy, and it is both influential in and
influenced by developments in other fields of the humanities and
social sciences. From debates in moral philosophy about the
fundamental roots of obligation, to debates in political philosophy
about the character of multicultural societies, to debates in legal
theory about the structure and justification of rights, to debates
in social theory about the prospects and proper objects of critical
theory, to debates in ontology, philosophical anthropology and
psychology about the structure of personal and group identities,
theories based on the concept of intersubjective recognition have
staked out central positions. At the same time, contemporary
theories of recognition are strongly, perhaps indissociably,
connected to themes in the history of philosophy, especially as
treated in German idealism. This volume compromises a collection of
original papers by eminent international scholars working at the
forefront of recognition theory and provides an unparalleled view
of the depth and diversity of philosophical research on the topic.
Its particular strength is in exploring connections between the
history of philosophy and contemporary research by combining in one
volume full treatments of classical authors on recognition
Rousseau, Kant, Fichte, Hegel, Marx, Freud with cutting edge work
by leading contemporary philosophers of recognition, including
Fraser, Honneth, and others."
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The Critical Pragmatism of Alain Locke - A Reader on Value Theory, Aesthetics, Community, Culture, Race, and Education (Paperback)
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of Alain Locke's
pragmatist philosophy. It aims to capture the radical implications
of Locke's approach within pragmatism, the critical temper embedded
in Locke's works, the central role of power and empowerment of the
oppressed, and the concept of broad democracy Locke employed.
Arguing that the school of thought Locke initiated is best
described as critical pragmatism, the well-known philosopher and
Locke scholar, Leonard Harris, provides a clear and thorough
introduction to Locke's thought that will be useful to students and
scholars alike. At a time when critical theory in all
forms-post-Marxist, legal, race, and gender theory-is undergoing a
major reassessment, this volume is especially timely. Locke's
critical pragmatism arguably avoids the pitfalls of critical
theory, anticipates its tremendous contribution to human
liberation, and offers an alternative to the limitations of
classical pragmatism. This volume introduces unique individual
interpretations of Locke and critical reflections on his
philosophy. Each author, in the spirit of Locke's critical temper,
offers their own contribution to extremely difficult issues.
Refuting the argument to choose between "the politics of
recognition" and the "politics of redistribution," Justice
Interruptus integrates the best aspects of both.
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does it mean to think critically about politics at a time when
inequality is increasing worldwide, when struggles for the
recognition of difference are eclipsing struggles for social
equality, and when we lack any credible vision of an alternative to
the present order? Philosopher Nancy Fraser claims that the key is
to overcome the false oppositions of "postsocialist" commonsense.
Refuting the view that we must choose between "the politics of
recognition" and the "politics of redistribution," Fraser argues
for an integrative approach that encompasses the best aspects of
both.
Refuting the argument to choose between "the politics of
recognition" and the "politics of redistribution," Justice
Interruptus integrates the best aspects of both.
********************************************************* ** What
does it mean to think critically about politics at a time when
inequality is increasing worldwide, when struggles for the
recognition of difference are eclipsing struggles for social
equality, and when we lack any credible vision of an alternative to
the present order? Philosopher Nancy Fraser claims that the key is
to overcome the false oppositions of "postsocialist" commonsense.
Refuting the view that we must choose between "the politics of
recognition" and the "politics of redistribution," Fraser argues
for an integrative approach that encompasses the best aspects of
both.
Capital is currently cannibalizing every sphere of life-guzzling
wealth from nature and racialized populations, sucking up our
ability to care for each other, and gutting the practice of
politics. In this tightly argued and urgent volume, leading Marxist
feminist theorist Nancy Fraser charts the voracious appetite of
capital, tracking it from crisis point to crisis point, from
ecological devastation to the collapse of democracy, from racial
violence to the devaluing of care work. These crisis points all
come to a head in Covid-19, which Fraser argues can help us
envision the resistance we need to end the feeding frenzy. What we
need, she argues, is a wide-ranging socialist movement that can
recognize the rapaciousness of capital - and starve it to death.
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The Perils of Populism (Hardcover)
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From Donald Trump in the U.S. to Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, Viktor
Orbán in Hungary, and Narendra Modi in India, right-wing populist
leaders have taken power in many parts of the world. While each
country’s populist movement is distinct, they are united by
several key features, including the presence of a boastful
strongman leader and the scapegoating of vulnerable populations,
especially immigrants, people of color, LGBTQ people, and women.
 The Perils of Populism shows how a feminist lens can help
diagnose the factors behind the global rise of right-wing populism
and teach us how to resist the threat it presents to democracy.
Featuring interdisciplinary essays about politics in the United
States, the Middle East, Europe, and India from a variety of
acclaimed theorists and activists, the volume contributes to a
rapidly expanding literature on gender and the far right. Together,
these chapters offer a truly intersectional analysis of the
problem, addressing everything from how populism has thrived in a
“post-truth†era to the ways it appeals to working-class voters
looking for an alternative to neoliberalism. Yet the authors also
find reasons to be hopeful, as they showcase forms of grassroots
feminist activism that challenge right-wing populism by advocating
for racial and economic justice.
Unaffordable housing, poverty wages, healthcare, climate change,
border policing; not the issues you ordinarily hear feminists
talking about. But don't these issues impact the vast majority of
women globally? Taking as its inspiration the new wave of feminist
militancy that has erupted globally, this Manifesto makes a simple
but powerful case: Feminism shouldn't start - or stop - with seeing
women represented at the top of society. It must start with those
at the bottom, and fight for the world they deserve. And that means
targeting capitalism. Feminism must be anti-capitalist,
eco-socialist and anti-racist. This is a manifesto for the 99%.
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First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and
Francis, an informa company.
Across the globe politics as usual are being rejected and faith in
neoliberalism is fracturing beyond repair. Leading political
theorist Nancy Fraser, in conversation with Jacobin publisher
Bhaskar Sunkara, dissects neoliberalism's current crisis and argues
that we might wrest new futures from its ruins. The global
political, ecological, economic, and social breakdown-symbolized,
but not caused, by Trump's election-has destroyed faith that
neoliberal capitalism is beneficial to the majority. Fraser
explores how this faith was built through the late twentieth
century by balancing two central tenets: recognition (who deserves
rights) and distribution (who deserves income). When these began to
fray, new forms of outsider populist politics emerged on the left
and the right. These, Fraser argues, are symptoms of the larger
crisis of hegemony for neoliberalism, a moment when, as Gramsci had
it, "the old is dying and the new cannot be born." Explored further
in an accompanying interview with Jacobin publisher Bhaskar
Sunkara, Fraser argues that we now have the opportunity to build
progressive populism into an emancipatory social force, one that
can claim a new hegemony.
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