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The Reinvention of Politics : Rethinking Modernity in the Global Social Order

by Ulrich Beck, Mark Ritter
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Reinventing modern politics for modern times.

The Reinvention of Politics by Ulrich Beck presents a thought-provoking discussion on modernity and advocates for the creation of a new model of politics. The book's most notable feature is its emphasis on the need for an active, devolved civil society to sustain democratic values in modern society. This book would be an excellent read for those interested in political theory and sociology who are seeking a fresh perspective on modern politics and its future.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Reinvention of Politics : Rethinking Modernity in the Global Social Order

by Ulrich Beck, Mark Ritter
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ISBN: 9780745617589
Authors: Ulrich Beck, Mark Ritter
Publisher: Polity
Date of Publication: 1997-01-31
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, Sociology, Philosophy
Related Topics: Political Science, Sociology, Theory, Politics, Social Issues, Sociology, Theory, History
Goodreads rating: 3.0
(rated by 6 readers)

Description

Those who advocate ideas about "postmodernity" and "post-industrialism" offer radical critiques of existing social and political institutions. But they provide very little in place of those institutions. It is all very well to criticize the limitations of social democracy, the welfare state, trade unionism, and social classes as agents of change, but once these have been thrown into crisis what other institutions do we have to depend on?The Reinvention of Politics , suggests we should think again about forging a new model of politics for our times. An active, devolved civil society, Beck argues, can sustain the claim that modernity is inherently democratic. For many issues now - for example, those involving technology, environment protest, the family, or gender relations - belong to the domain of what the author calls "subpolitics".The postmodern critique of modernity, in Beck's view, is based on mistaken generalizations about a transitional phase in the evolution of modern society. What is needed, he argues, is the reinvention of politics, corresponding to th new demands of a society which remains modern, but which has progressed beyond the earlier form of industrial society.This book will be essential reading for second-year undergraduates and above in the fields of social and political theory, sociology and political science.
 

Reinventing modern politics for modern times.

The Reinvention of Politics by Ulrich Beck presents a thought-provoking discussion on modernity and advocates for the creation of a new model of politics. The book's most notable feature is its emphasis on the need for an active, devolved civil society to sustain democratic values in modern society. This book would be an excellent read for those interested in political theory and sociology who are seeking a fresh perspective on modern politics and its future.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.