Politics, social theory, utopia and the world-system
Subtitle: arguments in political sociology
By: Chamsy el-Ojeili
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780230246102
Subjects: Political sociology
Description: It is common to hear that we live in unique, turbulent and crisis-ridden times and this turbulence, transformation and crisis are said to be deeply significant - perhaps threatening - for the human sciences. Responding to such claims, this book provides an accessible engagement with pressing contemporary topics, such as violence, social movements, equality, identity and democracy. Foregrounding the imagination of possibilities (utopia), the mapping of the present (theory), and the transformation of the world-system (historical and global questions), the book surveys central issues and paradigms in contemproary political sociology, urging a recommitment to certain concepts and traditions for guidance in thinking and acting in the world.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: On sociology; title: Traditions and concepts; title: Transformations; title: Ideologies and utopias; title: Masses; title: Identities; title: Movements; title: Violence; title: Globalization; title: Equality.