Governing Modern Societies

✍ Scribed by Richard V. Ericson; Nico Stehr

Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Year: 2000
Tongue: English
Leaves: 306
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The essays collected in Governing Modern Societies arose from a lecture series of the same name held at Green College, University of British Columbia, in 1997 and 1998.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgments
The Ungovernability of Modern Societies: States, Democracies, Markets, Participation, and Citizens
Part One: Globalization and Governance
Introduction
2 The Changing Contours of Political Community: Rethinking Democracy in the Context of Globalization
3 Thinking Global Governance and Enacting Local Cultures
4 Hyperspace: A Political Ontology of the Global City
Part Two: Modern Regimes of Governance
Introduction
5 Divide and Govern
6 Governing Liberty
7 ‘Homogeneity’ and Constitutional Democracy: Can We Cope with Identity Conflicts through Group Rights?
Part Three: Prospects for Social Democracy
Introduction
8 Is Social Democracy Dead?
9 Democracy and Social Inequality
10 Can Welfare States Compete in a Global Economy?
11 Social Justice and Citizenship: Dignity, Liberty, and Welfare
Notes on Contributors

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