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oapen-20.500.12657-441252021-01-25T13:50:38Z Critical Theory, Democracy, and the Challenge of Neo-Liberalism Hansen, Phillip Caterino, Brian Political Science History & Theory bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPA Political science & theory 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 which, while no doubt significant, restrict the scope of critical theory by deemphasizing linkages to larger political and economic conditions. Providing a critique of the Frankfurt School, Brian Caterino and Phillip Hansen move beyond its foundations, and call for a rethinking of the bases of critical theory as a practical, freedom-creating project. Outlining a resurgence of neoliberalism, the authors encourage a fresh, nuanced analysis that elucidates its political and economic structures and demonstrates the threats to freedom and democracy that neoliberalism poses. They propose the reformulation of a radical democratic alternative to neoliberalism, one that critically addresses its limitations while promoting an enhancement of communicative and social freedom. 2020-12-15T14:26:22Z 2020-12-15T14:26:22Z 2019 book 9781487505462 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/44125 eng application/pdf n/a external_content.pdf University of Toronto Press University of Toronto Press 104580 4af200cf-cd4b-42da-b77f-53784aeda421 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781487505462 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) University of Toronto Press Knowledge Unlatched open access
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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 which, while no doubt significant, restrict the scope of critical theory by deemphasizing linkages to larger political and economic conditions.
Providing a critique of the Frankfurt School, Brian Caterino and Phillip Hansen move beyond its foundations, and call for a rethinking of the bases of critical theory as a practical, freedom-creating project. Outlining a resurgence of neoliberalism, the authors encourage a fresh, nuanced analysis that elucidates its political and economic structures and demonstrates the threats to freedom and democracy that neoliberalism poses. They propose the reformulation of a radical democratic alternative to neoliberalism, one that critically addresses its limitations while promoting an enhancement of communicative and social freedom.
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