The essays collected in Governing Modern Societies arose from a lecture series of the same name held at Green College, University of British Columbia, in 1997 and 1998. Distinguished scholars in political science, philosophy, sociology, and economics from Canada, the United States, England, Germany, and Australia advance not only the most recent theories of how modern societies are governed, but also the ideological and political relevance of these theories.
The focus of this collection is on the extent to which the nature and practice of governance has dramatically changed. The realities of cutbacks in social security expenditures, changes in technology, shifts in labour markets, politics of identity and group rights, loss of political autonomy by nation-states, and management by surveillance and audit all underscore the evolution of governing. The fact that such shifts are also connected to new forms of governance beyond the state (at the community level, for example, within corporate institutions and through the influence of social movements and economic markets) makes the task of governing modern societies all the more challenging.
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- 320
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 0802043925 9781442675452
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- JA66
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- G68 1999eb
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- 1 electronic text (vi, 298 p.)
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- Canada
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- (CaBNVSL)thg00602013 (OCoLC)244766577 (CaOOCEL)417996
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Acknowledgments 8
- 1 The Ungovernability of Modern Societies: States, Democracies, Markets, Participation, and Citizens 12
- Part One: Globalization and Governance 36
- Introduction 38
- 2 The Changing Contours of Political Community: Rethinking Democracy in the Context of Globalization 51
- 3 Thinking Global Governance and Enacting Local Cultures 69
- 4 Hyperspace: A Political Ontology of the Global City 89
- Part Two: Modern Regimes of Governance 114
- Introduction 116
- 5 Divide and Govern 127
- 6 Governing Liberty 150
- 7 'Homogeneity' and Constitutional Democracy: Can We Cope with Identity Conflicts through Group Rights? 186
- Part Three: Prospects for Social Democracy 222
- Introduction 224
- 8 Is Social Democracy Dead? 234
- 9 Democracy and Social Inequality 251
- 10 Can Welfare States Compete in a Global Economy? 268
- 11 Social Justice and Citizenship: Dignity, Liberty, and Welfare 285
- Notes on Contributors 306
