The Society of Society
In: Constellations: an international journal of critical and democratic theory, Band 7, Heft 1, S. 144-148
ISSN: 1351-0487
In: Constellations: an international journal of critical and democratic theory, Band 7, Heft 1, S. 144-148
ISSN: 1351-0487
In: Central European political science review: quarterly of Central European Political Science Association ; CEPSR, Band 22, Heft 86, S. 13-45
ISSN: 1586-4197
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In: Social research: an international quarterly, Band 68, Heft 4, S. 1011-1030
ISSN: 0037-783X
The discourse on "the information society" developed until the 70's as one of the prevailing discourse in our society; with promises to link information technology and free market with economic growth and human progress. This eventually became something like the official ideology of the European Union as demonstrated by the famous Lisbon strategy to become "the most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy in the world" placing "emphasis on the need to adapt constantly to changes in the information society". This discourse about "information society" raised its share of criticism based on technological determinism or the new informational prophecies, Here I think about the works of French authors, like Armand Mattelart, David Forest, Philippe Breton, and so on. This discussion is not intended to review the criticisms, but to go back in time and analyse what can be considered as the first concept of information and society in the wake of the cybernetic movement, in the United States, at the end of the 1940's.Now, briefly, what is cybernetics and how can it claim to be the first discourse about information society?
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In: German politics: Journal of the Association for the Study of German Politics, Band 12, Heft 3, S. 154-155
ISSN: 0964-4008
In: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook Ser. v.18
'Society' is one of the most frequently used words in public life; it is also a foundational term in the social sciences. In our own time, however, the idea has never been so much in dispute and so little understood. For some critics, society is simply too consensual for a world of intensive discord. For others, the idea of 'society' is oppressive - the very notion, so some argue, is dismissive of the infinite social differences that shape global realities.In this erudite and original book, two of the world's leading social theorists focus on unravelling the different meanings of society as a way of introducing the reader to contemporary debates in social theory. The authors argue provocatively that all ideas of society can be assigned to one of three analytical categories, or some combination of these - structure, solidarity or creation - and develop a fresh characterization of the nature of the social as a means of understanding global transformations.By integrating abstract problems of social theory with empirical examples and political analysis, On Societyprovides lucid interpretations of classical and contemporary social theory. The book also critiques recent social theories that simply equate the demise of society with globalization, the communications revolution or multiculturalism, and in so doing provides an original insight into today's world.
Includes bibliographical notes and index ; This book puts together historical documents that illustrate the lives and concerns of Hong Kong people through a century and a half of colonial rule. It describes not only the ideals of the elite, but also the harsh realities of life faced by the majority, who until recent years lived under considerable poverty. It documents changes in standards of living, housing conditions, family life, communal organization and political aspirations. This vivid account of Hong Kong's social history as Hong Kong people lived it summarizes the predicaments of people who chose to live in Hong Kong ; published_or_final_version ; Series general editors' foreword / Tsang, Steve pvii ; Acknowledgements pix ; Introduction - Hong Kong , colonial society p1 ; Index p383 ; Ch.one Early settlement p15 ; Ch.two The Chinese community in early Hong Kong p57 ; Ch.four The people's livelihood in the 1920s and 1930s p149 ; Ch.five The second world war and the Japanese occupation p209 ; Ch.six The return to immigrant society, 1945-1966 p233 ; Ch.seven Crisis and consolidation, 1966-1981 p285 ; Ch.eight Affluence and beyond p351 ; a Villagers and immigrants p16 ; b Respectability p16 ; c Residential segregation p22 ; d In retrospect p47 ; a The temple and its community p58 ; b Chinese guilds and other voluntary associations p61 ; c The Chinese community's politics p85 ; a Food, wages and other statistics p150 ; b The strikes of the 1920s p160 ; c The sale of women p174 ; d Depression, livelihood and reform p180 ; a War experience p210 ; b Life in occupied Hong Kong p225 ; a Restoration of traditional communal institutions p234 ; b Poverty and the need for welfare p248 ; c Changes in personal characteristics p268 ; d Industrialization in the 1950s p274 ; e Social mobility p278 ; f Professionalization p280 ; a Riots p286 ; b Language p293 ; c The population transition p299 ; d New hopes and bold beginning p300 ; e Hong Kong workers p317 ; f Transforming the rural family p335 ; g The new poor p347 ; h As they kept coming p348 ; a Out of apathy p351 ; b Rich and poor p352 ; c The local people emigrate p367 ; d The survival of customs p370 ; e How satisfied have Hong Kong people been? p372 ; Ch.three A city of entrepreneurs p117
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In: European journal of international relations, Band 7, Heft 4, S. 423-441
ISSN: 1460-3713
The relationship between the English School's notion of `international society' or the `society of states' and various more sociologically informed conceptions of `world' or `global' society is here examined. The English School is located as a variant of classical realism and its notion of `international society' is then explicated by means of a contrast to the neo-realist idea of an international system. The English School's confrontation with John Burton's `cobweb' model of world society is then described and the potential for a relationship between a society of states and the Stanford School's conception of global society is argued. Modern systems theory is less compatible with English School thinking although the related notion of a world system has some affinities, especially with reference to its interest in the history of the modern world system. Finally, some difficulties with the conception of norms employed by the English School are outlined.
In: European journal of international relations, Band 7, Heft 4, S. 423-441
ISSN: 1354-0661
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