1st Edition
The Return of the Common Good The Postliberal Project Left and Right
Preface. Introduction Chapter 1: From Radical Orthodoxy to Donald Trump. An Intellectual History of Postliberalism Chapter 2: History and Social Order. The Theoretical Core of Postliberalism Chapter 3: From Contract to Association. Postliberalism and International Politics Chapter 4: The Dark Sides of the Sexual Revolution and the Dawn of Bio-libertarianism. Postliberal Feminism. Chapter 5: The Return of the Common Good. Postliberal Alternatives Conclusion: Postliberalism in the Age of Hyperpolitics
Biography
Stefan Borg is Associate Professor in Political Science at the Swedish Defence University. His current research agenda includes contemporary critics of liberalism, as well as U.S. foreign and security policy. He has previously written a book on the theoretical foundations of European integration European Integration and the Problem of the State: A Critique of the Bordering of Europe (2015), and published articles in a number of international journals.
Stefan Borg’s superb treatment of the rise of “postliberal” theory moves beyond polemics, offering a careful and fair inspection what has sent others to extremes of praise and rage. Investigating postliberalism in two places, The Return of the Common Good also probes its implications for international politics and gender and sexuality. The result is an indispensable guide to a current debate.
Samuel Moyn, author of Liberalism against Itself
A superb synthesis of startling conceptual clarity and scholarly rigour. Borg has written the best book to date on the origins and outlook of post-liberalism. He establishes definitively that the British and American strands of post-liberal politics differ fundamentally on pluralism and capitalism. A vital contribution to understanding one of the most influential intellectual and political projects of our times.
Adrian Pabst, author of Postliberal Politics
The rise of the post-liberal project gains momentum and is attracting a great deal of interest. Until now, however, it has been the subject of hastily written opinion pieces and polemical disputes, rather than rigorous scholarly analysis. This urgently needed publication finally puts an end to that. It is thoroughly researched, well-argued, and illuminating. Anyone seeking to understand post-liberalism must read this book.
Veith Selk, author of Demokratiedämmerung. Eine Kritik der Demokratietheorie
