Putting Civil Society in Its Place
Book description
Renowned social and political theorist Bob Jessop explores the idea of civil society as a mode of governance in this bold challenge to current thinking.
Developing theories of governance failure and metagovernance, the book analyses the limits and failures of economic and social policy in various styles of governance. Reviewing…
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1 author picked Putting Civil Society in Its Place as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
A synoptic and synthetic exploration of “civil society” as a mode of governance with a degree of capacity/capability of coordinating the power of social relations and solidarities.
I very much like the book’s focus on networks and solidarity rather than the usual market versus state command binary.
Specifically, I appreciate how the book poses the issue: Can webs of governance – focused on new forms of legitimacy and solidarity – counter webs of capital accumulation uncoupled from territorial spatial boundaries?
From Richard's list on understanding regimes of law and political economy.
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