Frankfurt school perspectives on globalization, democracy, and the law /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
William E. Scheuerman.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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viii, 212 pages ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Routledge studies in social and political thought ;
Volume Designation
55
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Franz Neumann : legal theorist of globalization? -- Economic globalization and the rule of law -- Transnational labor standards : the U.S. experience -- Neumann v. Habermas : the Frankfurt school and the case of the rule of law -- Between radicalism and resignation : democratic theory in Habermas' Between facts and norms -- Prospects and perils of proceduralist law -- Globalization and the antinomies of Habermasian deliberative democracy -- Cosmopolitan democracy : democracy without law? -- Global governance without global government?
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This text presents a critical survey of important Frankfurt School-based work in political and legal theory. It demonstrates that the Frankfurt School tradition speaks directly to some pressing political and social concerns, including globalization, the reform of the welfare state, and the environmental crisis.