polity

Is Habermas’s concept of the public sphere still relevant in an age of globalization, when the transnational flows of people and information have b...

Is Habermas’s concept of the public sphere still relevant in an age of globalization, when the transnational flows of people and information have b...

This major new book offers a highly original account of ethical and political subjectivity in contemporary culture. It makes a strong case for a no...

This major new book offers a highly original account of ethical and political subjectivity in contemporary culture. It makes a strong case for a no...

In this book Jeffrey C. Alexander develops an original social theory of trauma and uses it to carry out a series of empirical investigations into...

In this book Jeffrey C. Alexander develops an original social theory of trauma and uses it to carry out a series of empirical investigations into...

In 1974 Roland Barthes travelled in China as part of a small delegation of distinguished French philosophers and literary figures. They arrived in ...

In 1974 Roland Barthes travelled in China as part of a small delegation of distinguished French philosophers and literary figures. They arrived in ...

Sex used to rule. Now gender identity is on the throne. Sex survives as a cheap imitation of its former self: assigned at birth, on a spectrum, soc...

The political crises and upheavals of our age often originate from the periphery rather than the center of power. Figures like Edward Snowden, Juli...

The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States sent shockwaves across the globe. How was such an outcome even possible? In two lect...

The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States sent shockwaves across the globe. How was such an outcome even possible? In two lect...

Can we trust our elected representatives or is public life so corrupted that we can no longer rely on governments to protect our interests or even ...

Can we trust our elected representatives or is public life so corrupted that we can no longer rely on governments to protect our interests or even ...

In this important book, Niklas Luhmann uses his powers as an analyst of the social system to examine two of the most important concepts which hold ...

This is one of the first systematic discussions of the nature of trust as a means of social cohesion, discussing the works of leading social theori...

What is truth? Is there anything that all truths have in common that makes them true rather than false? Is truth independent of human thought, or d...

What is truth? Is there anything that all truths have in common that makes them true rather than false? Is truth independent of human thought, or d...

In this important new book, Jürgen Habermas takes up certain fundamental questions of philosophy. While much of his recent work has been concerned ...

In this important new book, Jürgen Habermas takes up certain fundamental questions of philosophy. While much of his recent work has been concerned ...

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has stirred passions like no other trade negotiation in recent history. Its supporters ma...

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has stirred passions like no other trade negotiation in recent history. Its supporters ma...

Launched in 2007, tumblr became a safe haven for LGBT youth, social justice movements, and a counseling station for mental health issues. For a dec...

Launched in 2007, tumblr became a safe haven for LGBT youth, social justice movements, and a counseling station for mental health issues. For a dec...