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The Political Durkheim: Critical Sociology, Socialism, Legacies

The Political Durkheim: Critical Sociology, Socialism, Legacies

Dawson, Matt

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Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

Biographies GeneralGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1032451726
ISBN13: 9781032451725
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Oct 8 2024
Pages: 212
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.46 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book presents Durkheim as an important political sociologist, inspired by and advocating socialism. Through a series of studies, it argues that Durkheim's normative vision, which can be called libertarian socialism, shaped his sociological critique and search for alternatives. With attention to the value of this political sociology as a means of understanding our contemporary world, the author asks us to look again at Durkheim. While Durkheim's legacy has often emphasised the supposed conservative elements and stability advocated in his thought, we can point to a different legacy, one of a radical sociology. In dialogue with the decolonial critique, this volume also asks 'was Durkheim white?' and in doing so shows how, as a Jew, he experienced significant racialisation in his lifetime. A new reading and a vital image of a 'political Durkheim', The Political Durkheim will appeal to scholars and students with interests in Durkheim, social theory and political sociology.

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