Critical theory, democracy, and the challenge of neoliberalism /

"With a few exceptions, critical theorists have been late to provide a comprehensive diagnosis of neoliberalism comparable in scope to their extensive analyses of advanced welfare state capitalism. Instead, the main lines of critical theory have focused on questions of international justice whi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Caterino, Brian (Author), Hansen, Phillip, 1949- (Author)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Critical theory. Democracy > Philosophy. Frankfurt school of sociology. Liberty > Philosophy. Neoliberalism. Démocratie > Philosophie. École de Francfort (Sociologie) Liberté > Philosophie. Néo-libéralisme. Théorie critique. critical theories (dialectical critiques) POLITICAL SCIENCE > General. POLITICAL SCIENCE / General Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
Macpherson, Habermas, and the demands of democratic theory
Reason, truth, and power: the challenges of contepmorary critical theory
Critical theroy and neoliberalism
Towards a critical theory of democracy: deliberation, self-interest, and solidarity
Towards a critical theory of democracy: the Frankfurt School and democratic theory
Towards a critical theory of democracy: participatory democracy and social freedom
Conclusion: critical theory and radical reform.