Rebuilding Liberalism

Author : Guy Stanley
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781459745131

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Rebuilding Liberalism by Guy Stanley Pdf

A blueprint for constructing responsible liberalism Establishing liberalism that offers freedom and social justice is possible. Doing so requires examining the history of liberal ideas and culture over the last two centuries, followed by a major overhaul of existing systems, which includes coming to terms with liberalism’s past and its major limitations, as well as upgrading liberal economics and preparing for technological disruption. Rebuilding Liberalism combines a discussion about liberal ideas in a social context with political analysis, and builds a path forward that can ensure the survival of liberal society.

Author : Guy Stanley
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781459745124

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Rebuilding Liberalism by Guy Stanley Pdf

An examination of liberal philosophy in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries that demonstrates how to construct a responsible liberalism based on freedom and social justice.

Author : Nancy Cohen
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807860090

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The Reconstruction of American Liberalism, 1865-1914 by Nancy Cohen Pdf

Tracing the transformation of liberal political ideology from the end of the Civil War to the early twentieth century, Nancy Cohen offers a new interpretation of the origins and character of modern liberalism. She argues that the values and programs associated with modern liberalism were formulated not during the Progressive Era, as most accounts maintain, but earlier, in the very different social context of the Gilded Age. Integrating intellectual, social, cultural, and economic history, Cohen argues that the reconstruction of liberalism hinged on the reaction of postbellum liberals to social and labor unrest. As new social movements of workers and farmers arose and phrased their protests in the rhetoric of democratic producerism, liberals retreated from earlier commitments to an expansive vision of democracy. Redefining liberal ideas about citizenship and the state, says Cohen, they played a critical role in legitimating emergent corporate capitalism and politically insulating it from democratic challenge. As the social cost of economic globalization comes under international critical scrutiny, this book revisits the bitter struggles over the relationship between capitalism and democracy in post-Civil War America. The resolution of this problem offered by the new liberalism deeply influenced the progressives and has left an enduring legacy for twentieth-century American politics, Cohen argues.

Author : Nancy L. Rosenblum
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0674037650

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Another Liberalism by Nancy L. Rosenblum Pdf

Another Liberalism contributes an original perspective to debates about the nature and foundations of liberal thought. In it Nancy Rosenblum describes the dynamic of romanticism and liberalism as one of mutual opposition and reconciliation. She argues that romanticism sees liberalism as cold, contractual, and aloof. And conventional liberal legalism disdains romanticism's longing for all that is personal, unique, and expressive. We learn, however, that romanticism, chastened by its excesses and frustrated by its failures, can "come home" to liberalism. We also learn that liberalism can accommodate individuality and expressivity, reclaiming what it had repressed. Rosenblum creates a typology of romantic reconstructions of liberal thought: heroic individualism, communitarianism, and a new face of pluralism. The author draws on nineteenth--and twentieth--century philosophy and literature: on Thoreau, Humboldt, Constant, Stendhal, and Mill, among others, and on contemporary political theorists for whom romanticism is a source not only of aversion to liberalism but also of resources for reform.

Author : David Johnston
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1996-07-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781400821518

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The Idea of a Liberal Theory by David Johnston Pdf

Liberalism, the founding philosophy of many constitutional democracies, has been criticized in recent years from both the left and the right for placing too much faith in individual rights and distributive justice. In this book, David Johnston argues for a reinterpretation of liberal principles he contends will restore liberalism to a position of intellectual leadership from which it can guide political and social reforms. He begins by surveying the three major contemporary schools of liberal political thought--rights-based, perfectionist, and political liberalism--and, by weeding out their weaknesses, sketches a new approach he calls humanist liberalism. The core of Johnston's humanist liberalism is the claim that the purpose of political and social arrangements should be to empower individuals to be effective agents. Drawing on and modifying the theories of John Rawls, Michael Walzer, Ronald Dworkin, Joseph Raz, Amartya Sen, and others, Johnston explains how this purpose can be realized in a world in which human beings hold fundamentally different conceptions of the ends of life. His humanist liberalism responds constructively to feminist, neo-Marxist, and other criticisms while remaining faithful to the core values of the liberal tradition.

Author : Peter Wedekind
Publisher : Verlag Traugott Bautz
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783959486293

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The Meritocratic Promise of Classical Liberalism by Peter Wedekind Pdf

In an era of Market Triumphalism, this book follows the quest to address a myriad of prominent socio-economic pathologies in Western democracies – such as skyrocketing financial inequality, marketization, hereditary privileges, as well as dysfunctional types of merit-based justice – without surrendering their liberal foundation altogether in favor of an entirely different political framework. The author argues that classical liberalism should be regarded as a valuable doctrine worth keeping, and that the liberal tradition is not inevitably destined to succumb into the neoliberal and increasingly plutocratic as well as nepotistic manifestation responsible for the growing discontentment with the ‘liberal order’ during the past approximately four decades. Instead, the meritocratic promise inherent to classical liberalism must be taken more serious as a principle of justice and efficiency which – in turn – should be instrumentalized as an imperative for the provision of substantially greater equality of opportunity. The argument culminates in an advocacy for significantly higher levels of state regulations – for example via taxation to make higher education accessible to all sufficiently talented students independent of their family background – based on the claim that such interventions are justified if they bring about the levelled playing field necessary to a genuine meritocracy. Correspondingly, the author proposes policies more frequently associated with the postulates of social welfare egalitarians, however, he does so exclusively from within the pond of classical liberal principles.

Author : Eric Alterman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781101202906

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Why We're Liberals by Eric Alterman Pdf

The bestselling author and Newsweek columnist takes a characteristically irreverent look at the rampant mistreatment of liberals and liberalism The "most honest and incisive media critic writing today"(National Catholic Reporter), Eric Alterman is committed to restoring the liberal tradition to its honored place as the political philosophy of mainstream American citizens. In this bracing and well-documented counterattack on right- wing spin and misinformation, Alterman briskly disposes of the canards and false definitions that have been foisted upon liberals by the right and have been accepted unquestioningly by nearly everyone else. The perfect post-election book for all those who are ready to fight back against the conservative mudslinging machine and reclaim their voices in the political process, Why We're Liberals brings clarity and perspective to the possibility of a new day in America.

Author : Marcus G. Raskin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0742515915

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Liberalism by Marcus G. Raskin Pdf

Contrary to those who believe that liberalism has descended into the dustbins of history, renowned political activist and social critic Marcus G. Raskin argues that there is no escape from liberalism. Against the empty headed and mean spirited conservative onslaught of recent times, Raskin asserts and ably demonstrates how the liberal purpose is tied to human liberation and inclusivity for all people. For liberalism to succeed in a new century, it must reckon with its past mistakes--especially its reluctance to be bold. It must also embrace the inextricably interwoven character of morality and politics. To this end, Raskin seeks no less than a new intellectual and spiritual covenant in the university, the political economy, and foreign policy. He shows how this is possible through a radical rethinking of America's role in the world including war avoidance and economic restructuring. He probes the tensions and limits as well as the promise of community, family, and technology. He helps us to recognize the potential of a new multiculturalism within American society and the important role that knowledge workers and specialists will play as change agents in a changed world. Liberalism: The Genius of American Ideals traces Raskin's remarkable journey of the last 50 years through social and political action as well as thought. It is a book for people "in motion" who realize the importance of humane ideas in relation to action, aware that it is not only that peace should be given a chance but that our best instincts must also be engaged through the reconstruction of our institutions. In the face of a new, distinctly uncompassionate brand of conservatism that has shuttered the doors to the very real world of struggle, alienation, and pain, Liberalism is intended to hold out a candle in the window of this dark time.

Author : Gillis J. Harp
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780271039909

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Positivist Republic by Gillis J. Harp Pdf

Author : Conrad Waligorski
Publisher : Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019215685

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Liberal Economics and Democracy by Conrad Waligorski Pdf

"Waligorski shows why there is such resilience and viability to this brand of liberalism. The chapter on Keynes is as good a short piece on the economist as can be found anywhere". -- Kenneth M. Dolbeare, author of American Political Thought. "A coherent and insightful book by a sagacious thinker". -- Charles E. Lindblom, author of Politics and Markets.

Author : Nancy Cohen
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0807853542

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The Reconstruction of American Liberalism, 1865-1914 by Nancy Cohen Pdf

Cohen argues that the values and programs characteristic of modern American liberalism were invented not during the Progressive Era, as is generally assumed, but in the conflict-ridden years after the Civil War.

Author : G. John Ikenberry
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780691156170

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Liberal Leviathan by G. John Ikenberry Pdf

In the second half of the twentieth century, the United States engaged in the most ambitious and far-reaching liberal order building the world had yet seen. This liberal international order has been one of the most successful in providing security and prosperity to more people, but in the last decade the American-led order has been troubled. Some argue that the Bush administration undermined it. Others argue that we are witnessing he end of the American era. In Liberal Leviathan G. John Ikenberry argues that the crisis that besets the American-led order is a crisis of authority. The forces that have triggered this crisis have resulted from the successful functioning and expansion of the postwar liberal order, not its breakdown.

Author : Roger MacGinty,Oliver Richmond
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317989691

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The Liberal Peace and Post-War Reconstruction by Roger MacGinty,Oliver Richmond Pdf

The post-Cold War has witnessed enormous levels of western peacekeeping, peacemaking and reconstruction intervention in societies emerging from war. These western-led interventions are often called ‘liberal peacebuilding’ or ‘liberal interventionism’, or statebuilding, and have attracted considerable controversy. In this study, leading proponents and critics of the liberal peace and contemporary post-war reconstruction assess the role of the United States, European Union and other actors in the promotion of the liberal peace, and of peace more generally. Key issues, including transitional justice and the acceptance/rejection of the liberal peace in African states are also considered. The failings of the liberal peace (most notably in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also in other locations) have prompted a growing body of critical literature on the motivations, mechanics and consequences of the liberal peace. This volume brings together key protagonists from both sides of the debate to produce a cutting edge, state of the art discussion of one the main trends in contemporary international relations. This book was originally published as a special issue of Global Society.

Author : E. D. Steele
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1991-07-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521400457

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Palmerston and Liberalism, 1855-1865 by E. D. Steele Pdf

Author : David F. Hardwick,Leslie Marsh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030287603

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Reclaiming Liberalism by David F. Hardwick,Leslie Marsh Pdf

“David Hardwick and Leslie Marsh have assembled a contentious collection of independent thinkers on liberalism’s identity and prospects. Should liberalism be democratic, classical, ordo, legalistic, culture-based, market-based, or what? The international crew of authors—from Australia, Canada, China and the USA—draw upon the insights of key historic figures from Locke to Montesquieu to Burke to Dewey to Hayek to Rawls (and of course others, given liberalism’s rich history), and they leave us with a set of liberalisms both in collision and in overlapping agreement. This book is stimulating reading for those engaged with next-generation liberal thought.” —Stephen R. C. Hicks, Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University. This collection redresses the conceptual hubris and illiteracy that has come to obscure the central presuppositions of classical liberalism - that is, the wresting of epistemic independence from overwhelming concentrations of power, monopolies and capricious zealotries, whether they be statist, religious or corporate in character.