Modernization and its political consequences : Weber, Mannheim, and Schumpeter / Hans Blokland ; translated by Nancy Smyth Van Weesep.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blokland, Hans Theodorus.

Standardized Title:

Modernisering en haar politieke gevolgen. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Politics and culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

People's capacity to give meaning and direction to social life is an essential dimension of political freedom. Yet many citizens of Western democracies believe that this freedom has become quite restricted. They feel they are at the mercy of anonymous structures and processes over which they have little control, structures and processes that present them with options and realities they might not have chosen if they had any real choice. As a result, political interest declines and political cynicism flourishes. The underlying cause of the powerlessness pervading the current political system could be modernization. Taking the work of Max Weber, Karl Mannheim, and Joseph Schumpeter as a point of departure, Hans Blokland here examines this process. The topics covered are, among others, the meaning of modernization, the forces that drive it, and, especially, the consequences of modernization for the political freedom of citizens to influence the course of their society via democratic politics.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

Chapter One. General Introduction

Chapter Two. Max Weber

Chapter Three. Karl Mannheim

Chapter Four. Joseph Schumpeter

Chapter Five. Synthesis: The Modernization of Politics and Society

Notes

Bibliography

Subject Index

Name Index

Notes:

Translated by Nancy Smyth Van Weesep.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-250) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611734756

9781281734754

1281734756

9780300134827

0300134827

OCLC:

1013942600