Critical turns in critical theory : new directions in social and political thought /
The contemporary world is one of contingency and risk. We face a range of social and political problems barely imaginable to previous generations. Here the technique of critical social theory is applied to some of the most challenging social and political questions of our time. 'Critical Turns...
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Tauris Academic Studies ; Distributed in the U.S. and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,
2009
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Table of Contents:
- A theory of cognitive frames for critical sociology / Piet Strydom
- An ethic of responsibility : some critical reflections / Catherine Brennan
- The reconstruction of sociological learning theory : cognitive sociology, normativity, and discursivity / Patrick O'Mahony
- Rational action, communicative action, and the narrative structure of social life / Klaus Eder
- The significance of global ethics for critical social theory / Gerard Delanty
- Rational actors and paradigm warriors : revisiting and gendering social movement theories / Louise Ryan
- Linking knowledge, communication, and social learning : critical theory's immanent critique of capitalism's administrative state / Tracey Skillington
- Rights, recognition and contingency : opening a discussion on a right to have rights / Seamus O Tuama
- Modelling 'triple contingency' / Loet Leydesdorff
- Environmental responsibility and the public sphere in Latin America / Jose Mauricio Domingues and Andrea Coutinho Pontual
- Sustainable development and responsible governance in Ireland : communication in the 'shadow of hierarchy' / Gerard Mullaly
- The calling of a new critical theory : self-development, inclusion of the other and planetary realizations / Ananta Kumar Giri
- 1 Theory of Cognitive Frames for Critical Sociology / Piet Strydom
- 2. Ethic of Responsibility: Some Critical Reflections / Catherine Brennan
- 3. Reconstruction of Sociological Learning Theory: Cognitive Sociology, Normativity, and Discursivity / Patrick O'Mahony
- 4. Rational action, Communicative Action, and the Narrative Structure of Social Life / Klaus Eder
- 5. Significance of Global Ethics for Critical Social Theory / Gerard Delanty
- 6. Rational Actors and Paradigm Warriors: Revisiting and Gendering Social Movement Theories / Louise Ryan
- 7. Linking Knowledge, Communication, and Social Learning: Critical Theory's Immanent Critique of Capitalism's Administrative State / Tracey Skillington
- 8. Rights, Recognition and Contingency: Opening a Discussion on a Right to Have Rights / Seamus O Tuama
- 9. Modelling 'Triple Contingency' / Loet Leydesdorff
- 10. Environment al Responsibiliry and the Public Sphere in Latin America / Jose Mauricio Domingues and Andrea Coutinho Pontual
- 11. Sustainable Development and Responsible Governance in Ireland: Communication in the 'Shadow Of Hierarchy' / Gerard Mullally
- 12. Calling of a New Critical Theory: Self-Development, Inclusion of the Other and Planetary Realizations / Ananta Kumar Giri.
- The Vacuity of Max Weber's Ethic of Personality in Late Modernity / Catherine Brennan Brennan, Catherine
- Global Ethics and Cosmopolitan Community / Gerard Delanty Delanty, Gerard
- Public Sphere, Communication and Responsibility in Latin America / José Mauricio Domingues Domingues, José Mauricio
- The Calling of a New Critical Theory: Self-Development, Inclusion of the Other and Planetary Realizations Klaus Eder / Ananta Kumar Giri Giri, Ananta Kumar
- Risk and Responsibility: Environmental Politics and Strydom's Co-Responsibility / Ger Mullally Mullally, Ger
- Sociology and Learning after the Constructivist Turn / Patrick O'Mahony O'Mahony, Patrick
- Triple Contingency: Strydom and the Public Sphere / Séamus Ó Tuama Tuama, Séamus Ó
- Rational Actors and Paradigm Warriors: Revisiting and Gendering Social Movement Theories / Louise Ryan Ryan, Louise
- Discourse and the Contemporary Sociology of Knowledge / Tracy Skillington Skillington, Tracy
- The Legal Theory we need now: looking at Law through Strydom's critique / Peter Swan Swan, Peter
- Reflecting on a Sociological Project: Classical Thinkers to Contemporary Issues / Piet Strydom Strydom, Piet