Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Introduction. Anthony Giddens: Social Theory and Politics
Part I: Utopian Realism: A Political Reading of the Early Giddens
1. Critical Foundations: Structuration and System Transformation
2. Utopian Realism: Late Modernity Revisited
Part II: The Countours of a Giddensian Politics
3. The Political Consequences of Late Modernity
4. Globalization and Capitalism
Part III: The Third Way and Beyond: Critique and Reconstruction
5. The Third Way: A Utopian Realist Critique
6. Conclusion: Integrated Policymaking and the Transformation of Capitalism
Synopsis
This book assesses the political dimensions of Anthony Giddens' work. Drawing from his utopian realist perspective this book presents an integrative approach to centre-left policymaking that stands in contrast to his Third Way.