Citizenship and Capitalism (Rle Social Theory): The Debate Over Reformism

ISBN-13: 9781138786974 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 168 str.

Professor Bryan S. Turner

Opis

In this study of politics in capitalist society Bryan Turner explores the development of citizenship as a way of demonstrating the effective use of political institutions by the working class and other subordinate groups to promote their interests. Marxist criticisms of reformism are rejected; it is shown that subordinate groups can achieve significant advances in social and economic rights, and that democracy is not a sham but a necessary mechanism for the pursuit of interests.

Spis treści

Introduction: What is the Controversy?  1. The Origins of Citizenship  2. Politics and Reformism  3. Social Struggles  4. Social Movements  5. Individualism and Citizenship  6. Conclusion

O autorze

Bryan S. Turner