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1. Deconstructing Habermas

   By Lasse Thomassen

   Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

   This book is the first book-length deconstructive study of the political philosophy of Jürgen Habermas. Inspired by the work of Jacques Derrida, the book applies deconstruction to key issues in Habermas’s work: rational discourse and rational consensus, constitutional democracy, tolerance and civil...

   Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge
2. Socialism and Religion

   Roads to Common Wealth

   By Vincent Geoghegan

   Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

   In the past decade philosophers and political theorists have increasingly pondered the role of religion in a modern secular society, and of the possible value of religion as a resource for contemporary thinking. The global resurgence of a new religious politics – graphically symbolised by 9/11 -...

   Published March 14th 2013 by Routledge
3. Alienation and the Carnivalization of Society

   Edited by Jerome Braun, Lauren Langman

   Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

   This book examines alienation from both a sociological and psychoanalytic perspective, revisiting classic treatments of the topic (Marx, Simmel, Weber) and exploring its relevance to understanding post-modern consumer society. It examines the escapist potentials for good and for ill in modern...

   Published February 26th 2013 by Routledge
4. Gambling, Freedom and Democracy

   By Peter J. Adams

   Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

   As a consequence of the rapid proliferation of commercial gambling in Western-style democracies, governments and communities are encountering a complex array of economic, social and cultural harms associated with this expansion. This book focuses specifically on harms to democratic systems. It...

   Published November 27th 2012 by Routledge
5. Comedy and the Public Sphere

   The Rebirth of Theatre as Comedy and the Genealogy of the Modern Public Arena

   By Arpad Szakolczai

   Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

   The book aims at reframing the discussion on the "public sphere," usually understood as the place where the public opinion is formed, through rational discussion. The aim of this book is to give an account of this rationality, and its serious shortcomings, examining the role of the media and the...

   Published November 25th 2012 by Routledge
6. Environmental Apocalypse in Science and Art

   Designing Nightmares

   By Sergio Fava

   Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

   At a time when it is clear that climate change adaptation and mitigation are failing, this book examines how our assumptions about (valid and usable) knowledge are preventing effective climate action. Through a cross-disciplinary, empirically-based analysis of climate science and policy, the book...

   Published November 25th 2012 by Routledge
7. Culture, Class, and Critical Theory

   Between Bourdieu and the Frankfurt School

   By David Gartman

   Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

   Culture, Class, and Critical Theory develops a theory of culture that explains how ideas create and legitimate class inequalities in modern society. This theory is developed through a critique and comparison of the powerful ideas on culture offered by Pierre Bourdieu and the Frankfurt School...

   Published October 15th 2012 by Routledge
8. The Mythological State and its Empire

   By David Grant

   Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

   We see the modern State as the most rational form of governing yet devised, and one which properly recognises our inherent individual rights. However, as the histories of colonialism and imprisonment reveal, it is also an intruder into the lives of generally unwilling individuals, constraining...

   Published October 9th 2012 by Routledge
9. The Structure of Social Theory

   By Anthony King

   Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

   Over the last three decades, social theory has become an increasingly important subdiscipline within sociology. Social theory has attempted to elucidate the philosophical basis of sociology by defining the nature of social reality. According to social theory, society consists of objective...

   Published September 11th 2012 by Routledge
10. Governmentality

    Current Issues and Future Challenges

    Edited by Ulrich Bröckling, Susanne Krasmann, Thomas Lemke

    Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

    Examining questions of statehood, biopolitics, sovereignty, neoliberal reason and the economy, Governmentality explores the advantages and limitations of adopting Michel Foucault's concept of governmentality as an analytical framework. Contributors highlight the differences as well as possible...

    Published September 4th 2012 by Routledge