Liberalism, Neoliberalism, Social Democracy: Thin Communitarian Perspectives on Political Philosophy and Education (Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought)

the Credit Crunch Of 2008 Has Exposed The Fallacies Of Neoliberalism And Its Thesis Of The Self-regulating Market, Which Has Been Ascendant In Both Economic Theory And Policy Over The Last 30 Years. In Moving Beyond Neoliberalism, Social Democratic Arguments Are Once Again Coming To The Fore; However, In The Context Of The 21st Century, They Will Need To Be Theorized In Relation To New Global Concerns. This Book Critically Revisits The Core Theses Of Liberalism And Neoliberalism That Have Provided Philosophical Support To Free Market Economics - As Enunciated In The Writings Of Liberal Political Philosophers Such As Friedrich Von Hayek, Karl Popper And Isaiah Berlin - And Seeks To Expose The Deficiencies Of Their Beliefs That Became Hegemonic From The 1970s Until The First Decades Of The Present Century. In Moving Beyond The Formulas And Mantras Of Liberalism, The Book Seeks To Re-theorize Social Democracy And Articulate A New Vision Of The Political Arrangements Needed For The 21st Century By Reconsidering Issues Such As Liberty, Autonomy, Social Dependence And Multiculturalism. This volume discusses democracy and education within the context of a critique of liberalism and the justification of a new global conception of social justice. The author fundamentally picks arguments with standard liberal accounts and critically examines liberal concepts and ideas. The author demonstrates how liberal ideals need revision in a global age and that liberalism's fundamental conceptions relating to the individual, social justice, morality or ethics are not up to the task demanded of them. However, the book goes beyond the many critiques of liberalism, arguing for a new way forward in a global age, which preserves the centrally important values of liberal philosophy, viz. freedom and the rule of law Introduction: Beyond Neoliberalism -- Friedrich A. Von Hayek : Markets, Planning And The Rule Of Law -- The Politics Of Utopia And The Liberal Theory Of Totalitarianism : Karl Popper And Michael Foucault -- Pluralism And Positive Freedom : Toward A Critique Of Isaiah Berlin -- From The Crick Report To The Parekh Report : Multiculturalism, Cultural Difference And Democracy -- Foucault, Liberal Education And The Issue Of Autonomy -- Saving Martha Nussbaum From Herself : Help From Friends She Didn't Know She Had -- Social Democracy In The Twenty-first Century : Hobson, Keynes And Complexity. Mark Olssen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Introduction: Beyond neoliberalism Friedrich A. Hayek : markets, planning, and the rule of law The politics of utopia and the liberal theory of totalitarianism : Karl Popper and Michel Foucault Pluralism and positive freedom : toward a critique of Isaiah Berlin From the Crick report to the Parekh report : multiculturalism, cultural difference and democracy Foucault, liberal education and the issue of autonomy Saving Martha Nussbaum from herself : help from friends she didn't know she had Social democracy in the 21st century : Hobson, Keynes and complexity. In moving beyond the theses of liberalism and neoliberalism that have provided philosophical support to free-market economics from the 1970s until the present, this book seeks to re-theorize social democracy by reconsidering issues such as totalitarianism, freedom, the role of the state, and the political arrangements needed for the future