Politics Of Change

That the world is changing is not surprising. What, however, is to be understood by the "politics of change"? This book takes a critical view of the debate on "globalization" and assesses revamped versions of structuralist thought, which underpin much of the globalization discourse. Special attention is given to the work of Jürgen Habermas. In contrast to conventional views on change, the book emphasizes 'change' as a politics of emancipation. Bringing together original, specially-commissioned chapters by leading international scholars, it will rapidly establish itself as a landmark text.

That the world is changing is not surprising. What, however, is to be understood by the "politics of change"? This book takes a critical view of the debate on "globalization" and assesses revamped versions of structuralist thought, which underpin much of the globalization discourse. Special attention is given to the work of Jürgen Habermas. In contrast to conventional views on change, the book emphasizes 'change' as a politics of emancipation. Bringing together original, specially-commissioned chapters by leading international scholars, it will rapidly establish itself as a landmark text.

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Taking the triumphalist discourse of globalization as an example, social scientists from several countries challenge the notion that social change is driven by an invisible hand, by laws of development that are inevitable and irresistible. Their eight essays cover the politics and social theory of the new reality of globalization, ideology and critique in new social theory and methodology, and critique and practice in the possibility of emancipatory change. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Werner Bonefeld is Lecturer in Politics, University of York.

Kosmas Psychopedis is Professor, Department of Economics, University of Athens.