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OverviewAlthough many contemporary scholars have deepened our understanding of civil society through critiquing the limits of civil society discourse or seeking to offer empirical analyses of existing civil societies, none have attempted anything as bold or original as Jeffrey C. Alexander's 2006 book, The Civil Sphere. While consciously building on a three-centuries-long tradition of thought on the subject, Alexander has broken new ground by articulating a detailed theoretical framework that differs from the two major perspectives which have heretofore shaped civil society discourse. In so doing, he has sought to construct a model of what he calls the civil sphere, which he treats in Durkheimian fashion as a new social fact. In Solidarity, Justice, and Incorporation: Thinking through The Civil Sphere, six internationally recognized scholars comment on Alexander's civil sphere thesis. Robert Bellah, Bryan S. Turner, and Axel Honneth consider the work as a whole, while Mario Diani, Chad Alan Goldberg, and Farhad Khosrokhavar offer analyses of specific aspects of the civil sphere. In their substantive introduction, Peter Kivisto and Giuseppe Sciortino locate the civil sphere thesis in terms of Alexander's larger theoretical arc as it has shifted from neo-functionalism to cultural sociology. Alexander's concluding essay responds to their analyses by clarifying and elaborating on issues in the text while simultaneously addressing recurring misunderstandings of the thesis. Comprehensive and insightful, Solidarity, Justice, and Incorporation is an essential companion to The Civil Sphere. This compelling volume is a valuable resource for students and scholars of sociology, political science, and social philosophy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Kivisto (Richard Swanson Professor of Social Thought, Richard Swanson Professor of Social Thought, Augustana College) , Giuseppe Sciortino (Professor of Sociology, Professor of Sociology, University of Trento)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 16.00cm Weight: 0.425kg ISBN: 9780199811908ISBN 10: 0199811903 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 21 May 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsList of Contributors Introduction: Thinking Through the Civil Sphere, Peter Kivisto and Giuseppe Sciortino Chapter 1: Religiong and the Civil Sphere: A Global Perspective, Robert Bellah Chapter 2: Civil Sphere and Political Performance: Critical Reflections on Jeffrey C. Alexander's Cultural Sociology, Bryan S. Turner Chapter 3: Civil Society as a Democratic Battlefield: Comments on Jeffrey C. Alexander's The Civil Sphere, Axel Honneth Chapter 4: Social Movements, Civil Repair, and Social Movement Theory, Mario Diani Chapter 5: The Jewish Question and the Civil Sphere, Chad Alan Goldberg Chapter 6: The Civil Sphere and the Arab Spring: On the Universality of Civil Society, Farhad Khosrokhavar Chapter 7: Nine Theses on the Civil Sphere, Jeffrey C. Alexander Notes IndexReviewsJeffrey Alexander's The Civil Sphere was an original and powerful book, exploring the cultural dimension of civil society, making explicit the normative grounding of his sociology and offering a distinctively American, non-statist understanding of multiculturalism. This book brings together some international leading theorists to explore as well as challenge Alexander's ideas in ways which illuminate the nature of social solidarity and what sociology can offer our fragmented societies. -Tariq Modood, Director, University of Bristol Research Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship Jeffrey Alexander's The Civil Sphere brought a career of theoretical reflection to bear on some of the biggest challenges of our era. The book's scope and ambition made it challenging, but also offered an invitation to join Alexander in trying to advance both the theory and the reality of civic solidarity. In this new book, six of sociology's leading theorists take up the challenge, Alexander responds, and the debate about civil society and social solidarity is enriched. -Craig C. Calhoun, Director and President, London School of Economics and Political Science This superb new volume of essays reminds us that social solidarities and popular participation are aspirational goals, not settled accomplishments, and have the potential for moral inclusiveness only in a third autonomous sphere of civil society. A consequential set of reflections on an enormously consequential work of original social theory that will serve as a touchstone of critical theory for the foreseeable future. -Margaret R. Somers, Professor of Sociology and History, University of Michigan Jeffrey Alexander's The Civil Sphere was an original and powerful book, exploring the cultural dimension of civil society, making explicit the normative grounding of his sociology and offering a distinctively American, non-statist understanding of multiculturalism. This book brings together some international leading theorists to explore as well as challenge Alexander's ideas in ways which illuminate the nature of social solidarity and what sociology can offer our fragmented societies. -Tariq Modood, Director, University of Bristol Research Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship Jeffrey Alexander's The Civil Sphere brought a career of theoretical reflection to bear on some of the biggest challenges of our era. The book's scope and ambition made it challenging, but also offered an invitation to join Alexander in trying to advance both the theory and the reality of civic solidarity. In this new book, six of sociology's leading theorists take up the challenge, Alexander responds, and the debate about civil society and social solidarity is enriched. -Craig C. Calhoun, Director and President, London School of Economics and Political Science This superb new volume of essays reminds us that social solidarities and popular participation are aspirational goals, not settled accomplishments, and have the potential for moral inclusiveness only in a third autonomous sphere of civil society. A consequential set of reflections on an enormously consequential work of original social theory that will serve as a touchstone of critical theory for the foreseeable future. -Margaret R. Somers, Professor of Sociology and History, University of Michigan Author InformationPeter Kivisto is the Richard A. Swanson Professor of Social Thought at Augustana College and currently Research Fellow at both the University of Helsinki and University of Trento. Giuseppe Sciortino is Professor of Sociology at the University of Trento and a Faculty Fellow at Yale University's Center for Cultural Sociology. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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