Radical Democracy: Identity, Citizenship and the State

ISBN-13: 9780415912464 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 248 str.

David Trend

Opis

Radical Democracy addresses the loss of faith in conventional party politics and argues for new ways of thinking about diversity, liberty and civic responsibility. The cultural and social theorists in Radical Democracy broaden the discussion beyond the conventional and conservative rhetoric by investigating the applicability of radical democracy in the United States. Issues debated include whether democracy is primarily a form of decision making or an instrument of popular empowerment; and whether democracy constitutes an abstract ideal or an achievable goal.

Recenzje

"This is an impressive volume... you'll get some valuable nuggets of information... It's an important book for anyone who wants to learn more about the political left through the years and in the future." -- The American Reporter ...a number of them [the essays] do offer resources for thinking through more effective responses to its complexities. The best essays do so as part of efforts to chart intellectual and strategic paths that avoid the pitfalls of identity politics without simply doing away with its insights and gains.

Spis treści

Contributors: Stanley Aronowitz; Seyla Benhabib; Bogdan Denitch; Amarpal Dhaliwal; Barbara Ehrenreich; Barbara Epstein; Jeffrey Escoffier; J. Peter Euben; Richard Flacks; Nancy Fraser; Henry A. Giroux; bell hooks; Manning Marable; Chantal Mouffe; Michael Omi; David Plotke; Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak; David Trend; Ellen Willis; Howard Winant; Eli Zaretsky.

O autorze

David Trend is Director of the Center for Social Research and Education. He is the Executive Director for Socialist Review, published by CSRE.