Late Modernity, Individualization and Socialism

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vi

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Matt Dawson

      Pages 1-9

3. Theoretical Background

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. The Political Sociology of Late Modernity: Political Individualization

      • Matt Dawson

      Pages 13-61

   3. Libertarian Socialism: The Genesis of an Idea

      • Matt Dawson

      Pages 62-83

4. Reconciling Late Modernity and Libertarian Socialism

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85

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   2. No Choice but to Choose: The Increased Politicization of Everyday Life

      • Matt Dawson

      Pages 87-104

   3. Privatization without Pluralism: The Late Modern State

      • Matt Dawson

      Pages 105-129

   4. Responsibility without Power: Neoliberalism and Economic Democracy

      • Matt Dawson

      Pages 130-152

   5. Signs of the Alternative: Late Modern Activism and Associationalism

      • Matt Dawson

      Pages 153-175

5. Conclusion

   1. Conclusion

      • Matt Dawson

      Pages 176-185

6. Back Matter

   Pages 186-222

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Influenced most notably by Émile Durkheim and Zygmunt Bauman, Dawson outlines how this long neglected stream of socialist theory can help us more fully understand, and possibly move beyond, the problems of neoliberalism and our conceptions of political individualism.

• democracy
• neoliberalism
• political sociology
• socialism
• sociology

• University of Glasgow, UK

  Matt Dawson

This book examines the intersections between international law and national policies, and nuclear proliferation and disarmament, offering a way out if policy makers of leading countries can summon the vision and political will to move away from the nuclear precipice and ensure humanity's future.

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