Culture Society And Democracy

Author : Isaac Reed,Jeffrey C. Alexander
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317261681

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Culture, Society, and Democracy by Isaac Reed,Jeffrey C. Alexander Pdf

This volume addresses the key question of the intersection of sociology and politics, and asks what a non-Marxist cultural perspective can offer the Left. Written by leading scholars, it develops new conceptions of social critique, new techniques of interpretive analysis, and new concepts for the sociology of democratic practice. It is a volume for the twenty-first-century, where global and local meet, when critical theory must examine its most fundamental presuppositions.

Author : Bin Xu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781509544004

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The Culture of Democracy by Bin Xu Pdf

Against the bleak backdrop of pressing issues in today’s world, civil societies remain vibrant, animated by people’s belief that they should and can solve such issues and build a better society. Their imagination of a good society, their understanding of their engagement, and the ways they choose to act constitute the cultural aspect of civil society. Central to this cultural aspect of civil society is the “culture of democracy,” including normative values, individual interpretations, and interaction norms pertaining to features of a democratic society, such as civility, independence, and solidarity. The culture of democracy varies in different contexts and faces challenges, but it shapes civic actions, alters political and social processes, and thus is the soul of modern civil societies. The Culture of Democracy provides the first systematic survey of the cultural sociology of civil society and offers a committed global perspective. It shows that, as everyone is eager to have their voice heard, cultural sociology can serve as an “art of listening,” a thoroughly empirical approach that takes ideas, meanings, and opinions seriously, for people to contemplate significant theoretical and public issues.

Author : Dilip Parameshwar Gaonkar
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 082236672X

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Cultures of Democracy by Dilip Parameshwar Gaonkar Pdf

This special issue of Public Culture draws on work in anthropology, political theory, and postcolonial studies to propose that democratic strategies and practices in differing countries are affected by their cultures, histories and their reception or resi

Author : Plamen Makariev,Andrew M. Blasko,Asen Davidov
Publisher : CRVP
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 156518131X

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Creating Democratic Societies by Plamen Makariev,Andrew M. Blasko,Asen Davidov Pdf

Author : Jeffrey C. Goldfarb
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226301075

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The Cynical Society by Jeffrey C. Goldfarb Pdf

The Cynical Society is a study of the political despair and abdication of (individual) responsibility Goldfarb calls cynicism—a central but unexamined aspect of contemporary American political and social life. Goldfarb reveals with vivid strokes how cynicism undermines our capacity to think about society's strengths and weaknesses. Drawing on thinkers from Alexis de Tocqueville to Allan Bloom and on such recent works as Beloved, Bonfire of the Vanities, and Mississippi Burning, The Cynical Society celebrates cultural pluralism's role in democracy.

Author : Jacques J. Berleur,Diane Whitehouse
Publisher : Springer
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780387353272

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An Ethical Global Information Society by Jacques J. Berleur,Diane Whitehouse Pdf

Many challenges lie ahead in the development of a global information society. Culture and democracy are two areas which may be under particular threat. The book reflects on today's complex and uncertain cultural and democratic developments arising as a result of an increasingly global, technologically-connected world. In particular it focuses on the Internet, examining new metaphors for communication, defining the issues at stake and proposing options, actions and solutions. Among the issues discussed were: multi-cultural developments; cultural sensitivities and the involvement of cultural minorities; generation gaps; gender issues; technology access for the elderly and the disabled; technology transfer.

Author : Patrice Meyer-Bisch
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015038444843

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Culture of Democracy by Patrice Meyer-Bisch Pdf

Can democracy be taught and how? This book examines many examples of educational activities focusing on democracy and citizenship that have been carried out by institutions taking part in UNESCO's Associated Schools Projects in different parts of the world. Readers will find a range of lively and practical examples that are workable even with limited material resources.

Author : Raymond Williams
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781784787950

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Resources of Hope by Raymond Williams Pdf

Collected essays and talks from one of Britain’s great thinkers, ranging across political and cultural theory Raymond Williams possessed unique authority as Britain’s foremost cultural theorist and public intellectual. Informed by an unparalleled range of reference and the resources of deep personal experience, his life’s work represents a patient, exemplary commitment to the building of a socialist future. This book brings together important early writings including “Culture is Ordinary,” “The British Left,” “Welsh Culture” and “Why Do I Demonstrate?” with major essays and talks of the last decade. It includes work on such central themes as the nature of a democratic culture, the value of community, Green socialism, the nuclear threat, and the relation between the state and the arts. Here too, collected for the first time, are the important later political essays which undertake a thorough revaluation of the principles fundamental to the idea of socialist democracy, and confirm Williams as a shrewd and imaginative political theorist. In a sober yet constructive assessment of the possibilities for socialist advance, Williams—in the face of much recent intellectual fashion—powerfully reasserts his lifelong commitment to “making hope practical, rather than despair convincing.” This valuable collection confirms Raymond Williams as a thinker of rare versatility and one of the outstanding intellectuals of our century.

Author : Arend Lijphart
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1977-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780300024944

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Democracy in Plural Societies by Arend Lijphart Pdf

While it may be difficult to achieve and maintain stable democratic governments in countries with deep religious, ideological, linguistic, cultural, or ethnic cleavages, Lijphart argues that it is not at all impossible. Through the analysis of political systems in six continents, he demonstrates that what he calls consociational democracy can be successful in severely divided or plural societies. "Here, once again, Arend Lijphart is directing our attention to matters which will surely engage much of the attention of students of comparative politics in the next decade." G. Bingham Powell, Jr., American Political Science Review "A study which can speak to such a wide audience in political science deserves a warm welcome from the profession." Government and Opposition "A copybook example of the comparative method of political analysis, as well as indispensable reading for all who have an interest in the nature and prospects of representative democracy, whether in Europe or beyond."--The Times Higher Education Supplement "This well-written work, containing a wealth of information on politics of many diverse nations, is highly recommended."--Library Journal

Author : Nick Stevenson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Citizenship
ISBN : STANFORD:36105117965561

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Cultural Citizenship by Nick Stevenson Pdf

“impressive in its coverage of contemporary and classical social and political theories of citizenship. Stevenson’s summaries are instructive and thorough, and his interpretations perspicacious and relevant.†Southern Review * Why has 'culture' become central to political debates? * How might we rethink questions of citizenship in an information age? * What is cosmopolitanism and will it become the key ideal of the future? This readable and accessible guide links questions of identity, individualization, multiculturalism, and mediation to a polics of culture'. The book draws from debates in political theory, cultural studies and sociology, and focuses on issues such as: * The reshaping of citizenship by globalisation * New social movements * The decline of the nation-state * The impact of popular culture. The book argues that questions of cosmopolitanism are increasingly likely to emerge within these contexts. Whether we are discussing the destruction of the environment, issues of cultural policy, the city, or consumer culture, these questions can all be linked to cosmopolitan dimensions. Issues of rights, obligations and cultural respect are now all central to the way in which we conceive our common world. This original book asks us to rethink the kinds of politics and personhood that are suitable for an information age.

Author : NA NA
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2000-08-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 0312225040

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The Arts, Community and Cultural Democracy by NA NA Pdf

This interdisciplinary and international collection explores the role of the arts in shaping contemporary religion and politics. The authors ask about the future of viable communities and democratic cultures in a postmodern world, looking for clues in artistic practices and institutions and their impact on how people create history and interpret texts. The collection shows that the arts are central to struggles over the shape of society in the new millennium.

Author : Ronald Inglehart,Christian Welzel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2005-08-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1139459880

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Modernization, Cultural Change, and Democracy by Ronald Inglehart,Christian Welzel Pdf

This book demonstrates that people's basic values and beliefs are changing, in ways that affect their political, sexual, economic, and religious behaviour. These changes are roughly predictable: to a large extent, they can be interpreted on the basis of a revised version of modernisation theory presented here. Drawing on a massive body of evidence from societies containing 85 percent of the world's population, the authors demonstrate that modernisation is a process of human development, in which economic development gives rise to cultural changes that make individual autonomy, gender equality, and democracy increasingly likely. The authors present a model of social change that predicts how the value systems play a crucial role in the emergence and flourishing of democratic institutions - and that modernisation brings coherent cultural changes that are conducive to democratisation.

Author : NA NA
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000-08-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 1349623768

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The Arts, Community and Cultural Democracy by NA NA Pdf

This interdisciplinary and international collection explores the role of the arts in shaping contemporary religion and politics. The authors ask about the future of viable communities and democratic cultures in a postmodern world, looking for clues in artistic practices and institutions and their impact on how people create history and interpret texts. The collection shows that the arts are central to struggles over the shape of society in the new millennium.

Author : Robert Paul Weller
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1999-07-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UVA:X004295351

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Alternate Civilities by Robert Paul Weller Pdf

An opposed school of thought is far more optimistic about democracy, because it sees market economies of the kind China has begun to foster as pushing inexorably against authoritarian political control and reproducing western patterns of change."--BOOK JACKET. "Alternate Civilities argues for a different set of political possibilities. By comparing China with Taiwan's new and vibrant democracy, it shows how democracy can grow out of Chinese cultural roots and authoritarian institutions."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Vctor Prez-Daz
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0674766881

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The Return of Civil Society by Vctor Prez-Daz Pdf

This study covers the transition of Spain from a pre-industrial economy, an authoritarian government, and a Roman Catholic-dominated culture, to a modern state based on the interaction of economic and class interests, on a market society and a culture of moral autonomy and rationality.