Social Theory and Political Practice (RLE Social Theory)
Title | Social Theory and Political Practice (RLE Social Theory) PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Fay |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 107 |
Release | 2014-08-27 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1317652282 |
This book examines the question of how our knowledge of social life affects, and ought to affect, our way of living it. In so doing, it critically discusses two epistemological models of social science – the positivist and the interpretive – from the viewpoint of the political theories which, it is argued, are implicit in these models; moreover, it proposes a third model – the critical – which is organised around an explicit account of the relation between social theory and practical life. The book has the special merit of being a good overview of the principal current ideas about the relation between social theory and political practice, as well as an attempt at providing a new and more satisfactory account of this relationship. To accomplish this task, it synthesises work from the analytic philosophy of social science with that of the neo-Marxism of the Frankfurt school.
Politics, Sociology and Social Theory
Title | Politics, Sociology and Social Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony Giddens |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | 381 |
Release | 2013-05-28 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0745666566 |
Built upon a series of critical encounters with major figures in classical and present-day social and political thought, this volume offers not only a challenging critique of major traditions of social and political analysis, but unique insights into the ideas which Giddens has developed over the past two decades.
Social Theory of International Politics
Title | Social Theory of International Politics PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Wendt |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 264 |
Release | 1999-10-07 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1107268435 |
Drawing upon philosophy and social theory, Social Theory of International Politics develops a theory of the international system as a social construction. Alexander Wendt clarifies the central claims of the constructivist approach, presenting a structural and idealist worldview which contrasts with the individualism and materialism which underpins much mainstream international relations theory. He builds a cultural theory of international politics, which takes whether states view each other as enemies, rivals or friends as a fundamental determinant. Wendt characterises these roles as 'cultures of anarchy', described as Hobbesian, Lockean and Kantian respectively. These cultures are shared ideas which help shape state interests and capabilities, and generate tendencies in the international system. The book describes four factors which can drive structural change from one culture to another - interdependence, common fate, homogenization, and self-restraint - and examines the effects of capitalism and democracy in the emergence of a Kantian culture in the West.
The Politics of Social Theory
Title | The Politics of Social Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Russell Keat |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 245 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Social sciences |
ISBN | 9780631127550 |
Politics and Social Theory
Title | Politics and Social Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Will Leggett |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | 184 |
Release | 2017-09-16 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1137609028 |
Under present social conditions, neither social theorists nor political scientists can afford to ignore one another. This book is a clear, structured account of the relationship between politics and social theory, examining both the political content of social theory, and how social theory has illuminated our understanding of politics.
Politics and Social Theory
Title | Politics and Social Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Will Leggett |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | |
Genre | Electronic books |
ISBN | 9781350363700 |
"Under present social conditions, neither social theorists nor political scientists can afford to ignore one another. This book is a clear, structured account of the relationship between politics and social theory, examining both the political content of social theory, and how social theory has illuminated our understanding of politics."--
The politics of social theory
Title | The politics of social theory PDF eBook |
Author | Russel Keat |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 1979 |
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