Critical theory in critical times : transforming the global political and economic order /
We live in critical times. We face a global crisis in economics and finance, a global ecological crisis, and a constant barrage of international disputes. Perhaps most dishearteningly, there seems to be little faith in our ability to address such difficult problems. However, there is also a more pos...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2017]
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780231543620 023154362X |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Critical Theory in Critical Times
- I. The Future of Democracy
- 1. An Exploration of the Meaning of Transnationalization of Democracy, Using the Example of the European Union
- II. Human Rights and Sovereignty
- 2. Democratic Sovereignty and Transnational Law
- 3. Human Rights, Sovereignty, and the Responsibility to Protect
- 4. A Critical Theory of Human Rights--Some Groundwork
- III. Political Rights in Neoliberal Times
- 5. Neoliberalism and the Economization of Rights
- 6. Law and Domination
- IV. Criticizing Capitalism
- 7. Behind Marx's Hidden Abode: For an Expanded Conception of Capitalism
- 8. A Wide Concept of Economy
- V. The End of Progress in Postcolonial Times
- 9. Adorno, Foucault, and the End of Progress
- 10. "Post-Foucault": The Critical Time of the Present
- 11. Criticizing Critical Theory
- Bibliography
- About the Contributors
- Index.