Overview

After many years in which it appeared to be losing the pre-eminent position it had occupied in the lexicon of the social and human sciences, the term 'capitalism' has once again become a matter of critical concern, both theoretically and substantively, in a range of disciplinary fields. The global financial and environmental crises, and the shifting of economic power associated with the rise of the BRICs and the sovereign debt contagion in the Eurozone, for example, have all put the norms, practices, and devices of capitalist conduct back under the spotlight. Luc Boltanski and Eve Chiapello's The New Spirit of Capitalism has become a seminal text since its publication, sparking debate about the meaning, significance, and effects of contemporary changes in economic and organizational life, and becoming a reference point in political discussions about the welfare state, collective action in a 'networked' world, and reconciliation of the interests of social justice with the 'laws of the markets'. This edited book offers the first comprehensive attempt to examine the power and reach of Boltanski and Chiapello's argument, the text's theoretical and methodological perspectives, tools, and techniques, and to do so in relation to the development of neo-liberal capitalism in the period since its original publication and in particular the culmination of these developments in the ongoing crisis since the financial collapse of 2007-8. The volume provides both a balanced critique and overview of New Spirit, but also shows how it can be used in a variety of empirical studies to develop new insights into the functioning and regulation of capitalism in the contemporary era. The volume brings together leading scholars from a range of disciplinary fields such as Sociology, Management and Organization Studies, and Geography. Luc Boltanksi and Eve Chiapello also offer their thoughts on the continuing relevance of New Spirit over a decade after its publication, and in the context of contemporary global economic and political developments.

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Author:   Paul du Gay (Professor of Organization Studies, Professor of Organization Studies, Copenhagen Business School) ,  Glenn Morgan (Professor of International Management, Professor of International Management, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.676kg
ISBN:  

9780199595341

ISBN 10:   0199595348
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   07 February 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Paul du Gay and Glenn Morgan: Understanding Capitalism: Crises, Legitimacy and Change through the Prism of The New Spirit of Capitalism Section 1: New Spirits of Capitalism: Developments and Critique 2: Luc Boltanski: A Journey through French-style Critique 3: Eve Chiapello: Capitalism and its Criticisms 4: Paul du Gay: Notes on Aspects of the Conceptual Architecture of the New Spirit : Weber and Hirschman 5: Hugh Willmott: Spirited Away: When Political Economy becomes Culturalized 6: Martin Parker: Beyond Justification: Dietrologic and the Sociology of Critique 7: Nigel Thrift: The Insubstantial Pageant: Producing an Untoward Land Section 2 Applications: the Changing Nature of Capitalism, Work, and Organizations in the Public and Private Sectors 8: Isabelle Huault and Hélène Rainelli-Weiss: The Connexionist Nature of Modern Financial Markets: From a Domination to a Justice Order? 9: Peer Hull Kristensen: The Distinctiveness of Nordic Welfare States in the Transformation to the Projective City and the New Spirits of Capitalism 10: Silke Ötsch, Pier Paolo Pasqualoni and Alan Scott: From New Spirit to New Steel-Hard Housing? Civil Society Actors, Capitalism and Crisis: The Case of Attac in Europe 11: Kathia Serrano-Velarde: Benchmarking for the Greater Good? The New Investment Paradigm in European Higher Education 12: Paul du Gay: New Spirits of Public Management Post Bureaucracy 13: Susanne Ekman: Authenticity at Work: Questioning the New Spirit of Capitalism from a Micro-Sociological Perspective

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In short, New spirits of capitalism? is an interesting and timely introduction to the currently under-explored work of French pragmatism in the context of the global financial crisis. In particular, it provides the potential for scholars to engage critically with capitalism from a fresh perspective, and provides assurances that delving into the world of Boltanski and friends is an endeavour that is surely worth the trouble. * Liam Stanley, International Affairs 89 *

In short, New spirits of capitalism? is an interesting and timely introduction to the currently under-explored work of French pragmatism in the context of the global financial crisis. In particular, it provides the potential for scholars to engage critically with capitalism from a fresh perspective, and provides assurances that delving into the world of Boltanski and friends is an endeavour that is surely worth the trouble. Liam Stanley, International Affairs 89

Author Information

Paul du Gay is Professor of Organization Studies in the Department of Organization (IOA) at Copenhagen Business School (CBS). His work is located in the sociology of organizational life and cultural studies. His publications include, Consumption and Identity at Work, In Praise of Bureaucracy, and Organizing Identity. He is currently writing a monograph for Routledge entitled For State Service: Office as a Vocation, and editing The Oxford Handbook of Sociology, Social Theory, and Organization Studies: Contemporary Currents (with Paul Adler, Glenn Morgan, and Mike Reed). At CBS, he directs the Velux research programme, What Makes Organization?, and co-directs the Business in Society Public-Private Platform. Glenn Morgan is Professor of International Management at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University. His research focuses on different forms of capitalism, the impact of globalization and neo-liberalism, and the changing nature of firms and organizations. From 2005-2008, he was Editor in Chief of the journal Organization: The Critical Journal of Theory, Organization and Society. Recent edited books include Capitalism and Capitalisms in the Twenty-First Century (OUP 2012; edited with R. Whitley) and The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Institutional Analysis (OUP 2010; edited with J.L. Campbell, C. Crouch, O.K. Pedersen and R. Whitley).

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