Governing Modern Societies / / Richard V. Ericson, Nico Stehr.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Ericson, Richard V.,; Stehr, Nico,
• MitwirkendeR: Atkinson, Anthony B.,; Beiner, Ronald,; Broadbent, Edward,; Elkins, David J.,; Ericson, Richard V.,; Held, David,; Hindess, Barry,; Magnusson, Warren,; Offe, Claus,; Rose, Nikolas,; Rueschemeyer, Dietrich,; Stehr, Nico,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©2000
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- The Ungovernability of Modern Societies: States, Democracies, Markets, Participation, and Citizens -- Part One: Globalization and Governance -- Introduction -- 2 The Changing Contours of Political Community: Rethinking Democracy in the Context of Globalization -- 3 Thinking Global Governance and Enacting Local Cultures -- 4 Hyperspace: A Political Ontology of the Global City -- Part Two: Modern Regimes of Governance -- Introduction -- 5 Divide and Govern -- 6 Governing Liberty -- 7 'Homogeneity' and Constitutional Democracy: Can We Cope with Identity Conflicts through Group Rights? -- Part Three: Prospects for Social Democracy -- Introduction -- 8 Is Social Democracy Dead? -- 9 Democracy and Social Inequality -- 10 Can Welfare States Compete in a Global Economy? -- 11 Social Justice and Citizenship: Dignity, Liberty, and Welfare -- Notes on Contributors