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GOVERNING Hi MODE SOCIETIES EDITED BY RICHARD ERICSON V. AND NICO STEHR Digitized by the Internet Archive 2011 in http://www.archive.org/details/governingmodernsOOeric GOVERNING MODERN SOCIETIES Edited by Richard V. Ericson and Nico Stehr The essays collected in Governing Modern Societies arose from a lecture series of the same name held at Green College, University of British Columbia, in 1997 and 1998. Distinguished scholars in political sci- ence, philosophy, sociology, and economics from Canada, the United States, England, Germany, and Australia advance not only the most recent theories of how modern societies are governed, but also the ideological and political relevance of these theories. The focus of this collection is on the extent to which the nature and practice of governance has dramatically changed. The realities of cut- backs in social security expenditures, changes in technology, shifts in labour markets, politics of identity and group rights, loss of political autonomy by nation-states, and management by surveillance and audit all underscore the evolution of governing. The fact that such shifts are also connected to new forms of governance beyond the state (at the community level, for example, within corporate institutions and through the influence of social movements and economic mar- kets) makes the task of governing modern societies all the more challenging. richard v. ericson is Principal of Green College, University of British Columbia, a centre for interdisciplinary scholarship and graduate education. nico stehr is Senior Research Associate in the Sustainable Develop- ment Research Institute of the University of British Columbia and DAAD Professor at the Universitat Duisburg, Germany. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and editor of the Canadian journal of Sociology. The Green College Thematic Lecture Series GOVERNING MODERN SOCIETIES Edited by Richard V. Ericson and Nico Stehr UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS Toronto Buffalo London © University o( rorontoPress Incorporated 2000 Toronto Buffalo London Printed in Canada ISBN 0-8020-4392-5 (cloth) ISBN 0-8020-8198-3 (paper) (OO) Printed on acid-free paper Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Main entry under title: Governing modern societies (The Green College thematic lecture series) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8020-4392-5 (bound) ISBN 0-8020-8198-3 (pbk.) 1. Political science. I. Ericson, Richard V., 1948- . II. Stehr, Nico. JA66.G68 1999 320 C99-932185-4 University of Toronto Press acknowledges the financial assistance to its publishing program of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council. University of Toronto Press acknowledges the financial support for its publishing activities of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP). Canada Contents Acknowledgments vii 1 The Ungovernability of Modern Societies: States, Democracies, Markets, Participation, and Citizens NICO STEHR AND RICHARD V. ERICSON 3 Part One: Globalization and Governance Introduction 29 2 The Changing Contours of Political Community: Rethinking Democracy in the Context of Globalization DAVID HELD 42 3 Thinking Global Governance and Enacting Local Cultures DAVID ELKINS 60 J. A 4 Hyperspace: Political Ontology of the Global City WARREN MAGNUSSON 80 Part Two: Modern Regimes of Governance Introduction 107 5 Divide and Govern BARRY HINDESS 118 \i Contents 6 ( to\ erning Liberty NIKOl ,\s ROSE 141 7 'Homogeneity' and Constitutional Democracy: Can We Cope with Identity Conflicts through Group Rights? CLAUS OFFE 177 Part Three: Prospects for Social Democracy Introduction 215 8 Is Social Democracy Dead? RONALD BEINER 225 9 Democracy and Social Inequality DIETRICH RUESCHEMEYER 242 10 Can Welfare States Compete in a Global Economy? ANTHONY B. ATKINSON 259 11 Social Justice and Citizenship: Dignity, Liberty, and Welfare EDWARD BROADBENT 276 Notes on Contributors 297 Acknowledgments This book grew out of a series of public lectures entitled 'Governing Modern Societies' that was presented at Green College, University of British Columbia, during the 1997-8 academic year. We are most grate- ful to Green College, the Canadian Journal ofSociology, and the Goethe- Institut of Vancouver for their generous financial support of these lectures and their publication. We would also like to thank Carolyn Andersson and Dene Matilda of Green College for being so helpful in organizing lectures and assisting with the preparation of this book. RICHARD V. ERICSON and NICO STEHR
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