1st Edition

Solidarity in Individualized Societies Recognition, Justice and Good Judgement

By Søren Juul Copyright 2013
240 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In today’s individualized, culturally diverse and globalized society, many sociologists have concluded that the conceptualizations developed by classical sociology are no longer sufficient to promote social cohesion. So what kind of solidarity can achieve this? Engaging with recent thought in social and political theory and philosophy (including Honneth, Forst, Ricoeur, Bauman, Sennett, Taylor,... Read more

Preface.  1. Ideas, Theoretical Perspectives and Assumptions  Part I: Meta-Theoretical Orientation  2. A Critical Hermeneutic Approach  Part II: The Normative Ideal  3. The Discussion of the Good Versus the Just  4. Recognition: The Formal Condition of the Good Life  5. Contexts of Justice and Good Judgement  Part III: The Critical Analyses  6. Modernity and Solidarity: A Critique of Cultural Judgement  7. The Ideal of Solidarity and the Transformation of the Welfare State  8. Conclusions.  References

Biography

Søren Juul is Associate Professor at Roskilde University, Denmark. He has comprehensive experience in social research (especially on themes such as solidarity, recognition, social justice and welfare) and he has published a number of books and articles on these matters. His most important publications in English include: "Incentives Contract Policy and Disrespect", in Destinktion, Scandinavian Journal of Social Theory, 13 (1), Routledge 2012,"Solidarity and Social Cohesion in Late Modernity", in European Journal of Social Theory 13 (2) Sage 2010 and "Recognition and Judgement in Social Work" in European Journal of Social Work, 4, Routledge 2009.