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Informationen zum Autor 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). Klappentext 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 Zusammenfassung This important Manifesto argues that we still need a concept of society in order to make sense of the forces which structure our lives. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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
Über den Autor / die Autorin
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).
