Giddens and Politics beyond the Third Way Utopian Realism in the Lat
Assessing the political dimensions of Anthony Giddens' work from the 1970s to the present, this book highlights new directions for politics distinct from his Third Way. Kolarz provides an assessment of Giddens' political relevance and utility for present-
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Giddens and Politics beyond the Third Way Utopian Realism in the Late Modern Age Peter Kolarz Technopolis Group & University of Sussex, UK
© Peter Kolarz 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-52471-3 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-70692-1 ISBN 978-1-137-52473-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137524737
This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kolarz, Peter, 1983– Giddens and politics beyond the third way : utopian realism in the late modern age / Peter Kolarz, University of Sussex, UK. pages cm Includes index. 1. Post-communism. I. Title. HX73.K6484 2015 335 .02—dc23
2. Utopias.
3. Right and left (Political science) 2015029311
Contents
Preface
vi
Acknowledgements
ix
Summary of Chapters
x
Introduction: Anthony Giddens – Social Theory and Politics
1
Part I Utopian Realism: A Political Reading of the Early Giddens 1 Critical Foundations – Structuration and System Transformation
21
2 Utopian Realism – Late Modernity Revisited
41
Part II The Contours of a Giddensian Politics 3 The Political Consequences of Late Modernity
71
4 Globalization and Capitalism
90
Part III The Third Way and Beyond: Critique and Reconstruction 5 The Third Way – A Utopian Realist Critique
119
6 Conclusion – Integrated Policymaking and the Transformation of Capitalism
152
Notes
173
List of Anthony Giddens’ Works, 1960–2015
182
Bibliography
200
Index
214
v
Preface The assessment provided in this bo
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