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Media type:
E-Book
Title:
Governing Modern Societies
Contains:
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
Description:
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.