Critical Theory and Public Life (Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought)

Jürgen Habermas's critical communications theory of society has excited widespread interest in recent years. The essays in this book explore the research implications of Habermas's theory for the analysis of modern problems of public life. Spanning the spectrum of the social sciences, the essays relate critical theory to industrial policy under advanced capitalism, education, the mass media and consumerism, public participation in planning, policy analysis, and critical historical studies. John Forester is Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University. Critical Theory and Public Life is included in the series Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought, edited by Thomas McCarthy. Introduction : The Applied Turn In Contemporary Critical Theory / John Forrester -- [capitalism With A New Face : Industrial Policy And Informational Capitalism] -- The Dialectic Of Deindustrialization : An Essay On Advanced Capitalism / Ben Agger -- Critical Theory, The Informational Revolution, And An Ecological Path To Modernity / Timothy W. Luke And Stephen K. White -- [critical Studies Of Education] -- Decolonization And The Ideal Speech Community: Some Issues In The Theory And Practice Of Communicative Competence / John O'neill -- Education And Cultural Invasion : Critical Social Theory, Education As Instruction, And The 'pedagogy Of The Oppressed' / Dieter Misgeld -- [the Constitution Of Judgment : The Informed Citizen And The Critical Consumer] -- The American News Media : A Critical Theory Perspective / Daniel C. Hallin -- Criticalness, Pragmatics, And Everyday Life : Consumer Literacy As Critical Practice / Peter Grahame -- [planning Practice, Power, And Public Participation] -- Planning, Public Hearings, And The Politics Of Discourse / Ray Kemp -- Critical Theory And Planning Practice / John Forester -- [models Of Policy Analysis] -- Critical Evaluation Of Public Policy : A Methodological Case Study / Frank Fischer -- The Policy Analysis-critical Theory Affair : Wildavsky And Habermas As Bedfellows? / John Forester -- [critical Historical Studies] -- Corruption Of Freedom In America / Trent Schroyer -- Modern And Postmodern Architecture / Jurgen Habermas. Edited By John Forester. Includes Bibliographies And Index.