Thinking collectively social policy, collective action and the common good
Preface -- About the author. Par 1 Collectivism : 1 Substantive collectivism: collectivism in practice : Social behaviour -- Social groups -- Collective action -- Society -- Collectivism: some initial reflections on policy. 2 Methodological collectivism: social science and social policy : Understand...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Bristol, UK, Chicago, IL, USA
Policy Press
2019
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Preface -- About the author. Par 1 Collectivism : 1 Substantive collectivism: collectivism in practice : Social behaviour -- Social groups -- Collective action -- Society -- Collectivism: some initial reflections on policy. 2 Methodological collectivism: social science and social policy : Understanding behaviour collectively -- Methodological collectivism in practice. 3 Moral collectivism : The morality of collective action -- Groups as moral actors -- Reconciling moral collectivism with moral individualism. 4 The individual and the collective : Individual and group interests -- The many and the few -- Protecting individuals within collective structures -- The individual and the collective: moral perspectives. 5 Community : THe nature of a community -- Patterns of community -- SOlidarity in communities -- Social inclusion -- The political community. Part 2 Collective action for the common good : 6 Government and collective action : The nature of government -- Government as collective action -- Government and civil society -- Democratic government. 7 Radical democracy : Civic republicanism -- Populism -- Populism and radical democracy. 8 Collective values : Collection action as a value in itself -- Constitutive values -- Substantively collective values. 9 Policies for the common good : The common good -- The conditions for a common good -- Methods: voice and empowerment -- Policies for the common good. 10 The common weal : Towards a good society -- The principles of the common weal. Index -- Index of names. What does collectivism mean in social policy? What does thinking collectively imply for policy? In this book, the author lends a complementary voice to his book, reviewing collectivism as a dimension of political discourse. Breaking down his analysis to examine collectivism through substantive, moral and methodological lenses, he reviews a series of arguments for cooperative effort, solidarity and collective responsibility. Taking a dispassionate and methodical approach, the author explores what collectivism means in social policy and what value it offers to the field |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Beschreibung: | vii, 180 pages 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 1447346890 1-4473-4689-0 9781447346890 978-1-4473-4689-0 |