We Count, We Matter: Voice, Choice and the Death of Distance

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-36950-7
Verlag: ROUTLEDGE

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

Reihe: Classical and Contemporary Social Theory

This book examines the meaning of Brexit, the election of Trump and the rising tide of populist revolt on the right amidst the collapse of the left. Exploring the reaction against the establishment or ‘the system’, the author contends that we are witnessing a new divide between those who wish to see an interconnected world and those who seek distance: as transport and technology shrink the world, we witness a backlash that favours protectionism and opposes immigration. Distance is the new frontier: for some, remote players are rejected in favour of identities closer to home. This divide plays out in relation to the notion of ‘face’, as individuals react to ‘faceless’ organisations and processes such as globalisation and automation, responding to a sense of alienation on social media and developing a conception of themselves as networked individuals. Thus, we move towards a type of society characterised not by honour and dishonour, or right and wrong, but by voice and choice. A fascinating and very accessible analysis of the divisions and transformations that have come to dominate the contemporary landscape, this book will appeal to political leaders and social scientists with interests in globalisation, social movements and social theory.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Steed, Christopher

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmensethik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmenskommunikation
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Verhaltensökonomik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Setting the Scene: Waking the Sleeping Dog - A First Draft of History 1. Trump Cards 2. The Irrelevance of Geography and The Forces of Change 3. Forces of Reaction (Identity, Place and Familiar Face) 4. Forces of Reaction (Immigration Panic, Walls and Bridges) 5. Forces of Reaction and The Flight from The Impersonal 6. ‘Weeks When Decades Happen’: Alienation Old and New 7. Lonely Exodus of the 21st Century: The Social Cost of Disconnection 8. ‘So Near Yet So Far’: Simmel, The Stranger and The Estranged 9. The Rise of Voice and Choice (Thinking Like a Consumer) 10. ‘Facework’ nd the Rise of Voice and Choice 11. The Battles We Fought (The Respect, Human Rights and Dignity Agendas) 12. From Honour Society to Voice and Choice Society, Postscript: Lord of The Lies: The Image System and A Theory of Emotional Cognition, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Christopher Steed is Visiting Fellow in the School of Management at the University of Southampton, UK, and the author of Smart Leadership – Wise Leadership: Environments of Value in an Emerging Future.