The Civil Sphere: A Concise Introduction - Couverture rigide

Kivisto, Peter; Sciortino, Giuseppe

 
9781509560561: The Civil Sphere: A Concise Introduction
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1509560564 ISBN 13 : 9781509560561
Editeur : Polity Press, 2025

Synopsis

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to Jeffrey C. Alexander's Civil Sphere Theory (CST). It reconstructs the development and key features of this theory and explains why it offers an original and compelling way of thinking about civil society.

The book reveals the ways in which the various components of CST come together to offer an illuminating framework for making sense of the complexities, ambiguities, and tensions inherent in modern democratic societies located in highly differentiated and pluralistic societies. It compares CST to civil society theories from the past and present, along with the idea of the societal community and Habermas's theory of the public sphere.

Among the topics addressed are the relationship between CST and Alexander's approach to cultural sociology, the binary character of cultural codes, normative philosophy, the role of social movements in effecting civil repair, and the idea of multiculturalism as a new mode of incorporation that makes possible a politics of recognition. The book assesses the main criticisms of CST and concludes by showing how CST has proven to be an ongoing, evolving project that has generated a wide range of empirical research and stimulated further theoretical refinement and development.

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À propos de l'auteur

Peter Kivisto is the Richard Swanson Professor of Social Thought Emeritus at Augustana College. Giuseppe Sciortino is Professor of Sociology at the University of Trento, Italy. Peter Kivisto is the Richard Swanson Professor of Social Thought Emeritus at Augustana College. Giuseppe Sciortino is Professor of Sociology at the University of Trento, Italy.

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Éditeur
Polity Press
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1509560564
ISBN 13 
9781509560561
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
176
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Editeur : Polity Press, 2025
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