دانلود کتاب Public Affairs and Democratic Ideals: Critical Perspectives in an Era of Political and Economic Uncertainty

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Contents
Foreword
Chapter 1 Introduction
Inspirations and Areas of Inquiry
Theoretical Grounding
Conclusion
Section 1: The Importance of Publicness and Critical Democratic Thought
Chapter 2 Conditioning Factors: Neo-Managerialism and the Modern State
Neo-managerialism and the Economization of Political Inquiry
The Modern State and Public Affairs
Conclusion
Chapter 3 A Conceptual Foundation: Reinvigorated Publicness
Toward a Public Social Science
Intermediary between Citizen and State
Encouraging Self-Governance and Accountability
Conclusion
Chapter 4 A Substantive Approach: Critical Democratic Thought
The Relevance of Critical Democratic Thought to Public Affairs
The Challenges and Opportunities of Critical Democratic Thought
Conclusion
Chapter 5 Rationality, the Public Sphere, and the State
A View of Substantive Rationality
The Foucauldian Challenge
The Nature of the Public Sphere: Leonard’s Reconciliation and Arendtian Influences
The State, Citizenship, and Globalization: Taking Guerreiro Ramos’s Project Forward
Conclusion
Section 2: Contemporary Challenges
Chapter 6 The Enduring Implications of the Economic Crisis of 2008
Social Inequality, Social Mobility, and the Potential for Rising Social Discord
Delimitation of the Market and a Discussion of Public Accountability
The Challenge of Managing Political/Economic Involution
Economic Crisis and the Value of Historical Inquiry
A Final Thought
Conclusion
Chapter 7 Public Affairs in an Epoch of Space: Challenges to the Public Sphere
Space and Globalization
Toward a Spatial Social Theory
The Relevance of Public Affairs to Spatiality: Coming Full Circle
A Final Reflection
Conclusion
Chapter 8 A Critical Analysis of the Role of Citizen Involvement in Public Affairs: A Reexamination
Habermas and the Managerial Citizen Involvement Approach: An Environmental Perspective
The Utilitarian Past
The Utilitarian Response
Communicative Rationality and Social Transformation
Citizen Participation and the Utilitarian Acquiescence
Toward Critical Spaces of Hope
Human Practices and the Market Ethos
The Need for Citizen Spaces of Hope
Conclusion
Chapter 9 Conclusion: Reflections of a Sympathetic Critic
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Notes
References
Index