The Future of Society
Blackwell Manifestos
1. Auflage Dezember 2005
184 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-23186-8
John Wiley & Sons
This important Manifesto argues that we still need a concept of
society in order to make sense of the forces which structure our
lives.
* Written by leading social theorist William Outhwaite
* Asks if the notion of society is relevant in the twenty-first
century
* Goes to the heart of contemporary social and political
debate
* Examines critiques of the concept of society from neoliberals,
postmodernists, and globalization theorists
Preface.
1. The Origins of 'Society'.
Part I: Critiques of Society.
2. Society and the Individual: Neoliberalism, Social
Constructionism and Communitarianism.
3. Postmodernism.
4. Globalisation.
Part II: Reconstructing Society.
5. Modernity and Society.
6. Towards a Synthesis? Theory and Metatheory.
Part III: Implications.
7. Society Lite? Theories of Civil Society.
8. Is There a European Society?.
Postscript: A Defensible Concept of 'Society'.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index
1. The Origins of 'Society'.
Part I: Critiques of Society.
2. Society and the Individual: Neoliberalism, Social
Constructionism and Communitarianism.
3. Postmodernism.
4. Globalisation.
Part II: Reconstructing Society.
5. Modernity and Society.
6. Towards a Synthesis? Theory and Metatheory.
Part III: Implications.
7. Society Lite? Theories of Civil Society.
8. Is There a European Society?.
Postscript: A Defensible Concept of 'Society'.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index
"Written with the author's customary elegance and economy,
this book invites us to take the concept of society seriously and
to think about its future. This is a splendid and spirited work
which will provoke a necessary debate." Krishan Kumar,
University of Virginia
"An original, challenging, and timely defense of the
concept of society, this is an excellent introduction to
contemporary sources and debates." David Frisby, London
School of Economics
"A subtle defense of the concept of 'society'
in the third millennium. Outhwaite convincingly undermines zero-sum
thinking about the emergence of global society." Margaret
S. Archer, University of Warwick
this book invites us to take the concept of society seriously and
to think about its future. This is a splendid and spirited work
which will provoke a necessary debate." Krishan Kumar,
University of Virginia
"An original, challenging, and timely defense of the
concept of society, this is an excellent introduction to
contemporary sources and debates." David Frisby, London
School of Economics
"A subtle defense of the concept of 'society'
in the third millennium. Outhwaite convincingly undermines zero-sum
thinking about the emergence of global society." Margaret
S. Archer, University of Warwick
William Outhwaite is Professor of Sociology at the
University of Sussex. His previous publications include
Habermas: A Critical Introduction (1994), New
Philosophies of Social Science (1987), and Understanding
Social Life (Second Edition, 1986). He is co-author of
Social Theory and Postcommunism (Blackwell, 2004), editor of
The Blackwell Dictionary of Modern Social Thought (2002) and
The Habermas Reader (1996), and co-editor of The
Sociology of Politics (1998).
University of Sussex. His previous publications include
Habermas: A Critical Introduction (1994), New
Philosophies of Social Science (1987), and Understanding
Social Life (Second Edition, 1986). He is co-author of
Social Theory and Postcommunism (Blackwell, 2004), editor of
The Blackwell Dictionary of Modern Social Thought (2002) and
The Habermas Reader (1996), and co-editor of The
Sociology of Politics (1998).
