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The Sociology of Postmarxism

By Richard Howson

To Be Published December 15th 2012 by Routledge – 256 pages

Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

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Description

Postmarxism’s broad project, since its beginning, has been about rescuing Marxism from the global collapse of Marxist praxis by re-thinking the fundamentalism and determinism that marked classical Marxist theory but that no longer represents Western politico-social reality. The Sociology of Postmarxism is located within the broad corpus of work that has applied a sociological reading to theoretical and empirical categories. Its specific aim, within this literature, is to develop a ‘reflexive sociology’ that is informed by, and informs politics. The political theory of ‘postmarxism’ and ‘social capital’ theory will be crucial mediators in this development.

Contents

Introduction: Sociology of Postmarxism as Reflexive Sociology Part 1: The Nature of ‘The Social’ in Postmarxism 1. Antagonism 2. The ‘Impossibility of Society’ Thesis 3. Equivalence Part 2: Non-Rational Sociology 4. Desert 5. Trust 6. Aspiration Part 3: Social Capital 7. Problems with Bonding Social Capital (Includes Antagonism and Bonding) 8. Building Bridging Social Capital (Includes Equivalence and Bridging) 9. Linking Social Capital and Power (Sociability and Ethico-Political). Conclusion: A ‘Sociality of Politics’

Name: The Sociology of Postmarxism (Hardback) – Routledge 
Description: By Richard Howson. Postmarxism’s broad project, since its beginning, has been about rescuing Marxism from the global collapse of Marxist praxis by re-thinking the fundamentalism and determinism that marked classical Marxist theory but that no longer represents...
Categories: Sociology of Knowledge, Theory & Political Sociology, Contemporary Social Theory, Political Theory