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The Theory of Social ­Democracy

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United Kingdom, 1 September 2007

T.Meyer, Professor of Political Science, University of Dortmund

L.P.Hinchman


* Contents * Introduction * I. Political Theory * 1. Social Rights, Risks and Obligations * 2. Regulation, Participation and Actors * II. Political Economy * 3. The Social Market Economy * 4. A Right-Based Welfare State * III. The Politics of Globalization * 5. Progressive Globalization * IV. Cultural Foundations * 6. The Universalism of Social Democracy * 7. Cultural Divergence and Social Citizenship * V. Theory and Practice * 8. Libertarian and Social Democracies Compared * 9. Defective and Consolidated Democracy * Conclusion * Bibliography * Detailed Table of Contents * Introduction * I. Political Theory * 1. Social Rights, Risks and Obligations * 1.1 Contradictions in Political Liberalism * 1.2 Social Citizenship * 1.3 Universal Fundamental Rights * 1.4 Social Risks and Fundamental Rights * 1.5 Self-Reliance and Civic Duties * 1.6 Social Democracy and Sustainability * 1.7 Justice and Political Integration * * 2. Regulation, Participation and Actors * 2.1 Political Duties * 2.2 Actors, Systems, and Strategies * 2.3 Political Actors in Social Democracy * 2.4 Political Steering and Social Democracy * 2.5 Civil Society and Liberal Democracy * II. Political Economy * 3. The Social Market Economy * 3.1 Fundamental Rights and Political Economy * 3.2 Public Goods and Civil Rights * 3.3 The Market-State Complex * 3.4 Imbedding the Economy * 3.5 Varieties of Capitalism * 3.6 Types of Capitalism Compared * 3.7 The Social Market Economy * 3.8 Social Market Economy and Globalization * 4. A Rights-Based Welfare State * 4.1 Social Security Regimes * 4.2 Welfare State and Welfare Society * 4.3 Labour and Human Dignity * 4.4 Education as a Crucial Resource * 4.5 Perspectives on Sustainability * III. The Politics of Globalization * 5. Progressive Globalization * 5.1 SocialDemocracy and Globalization * 5.2 Global Citizenship * 5.3 Global Governance * 5.4 The Global Imbedding of Markets * 5.5 Globalization and Political Contingency * 5.6 Shaping and Coping * * IV. Cultural Foundations * 6. The Universalism of Social Democracy * 7. Cultural Divergence and Social Citizenship * 7.1 Multiculturalism and Political Rights * 7.2 Cultural Difference and Social Citizenship * V. Theory and Practice * 8. Libertarian and Social Democracies Compared * 9. Defective and Consolidated Democracy * Conclusion * Bibliography

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T.Meyer, Professor of Political Science, University of Dortmund

L.P.Hinchman


* Contents * Introduction * I. Political Theory * 1. Social Rights, Risks and Obligations * 2. Regulation, Participation and Actors * II. Political Economy * 3. The Social Market Economy * 4. A Right-Based Welfare State * III. The Politics of Globalization * 5. Progressive Globalization * IV. Cultural Foundations * 6. The Universalism of Social Democracy * 7. Cultural Divergence and Social Citizenship * V. Theory and Practice * 8. Libertarian and Social Democracies Compared * 9. Defective and Consolidated Democracy * Conclusion * Bibliography * Detailed Table of Contents * Introduction * I. Political Theory * 1. Social Rights, Risks and Obligations * 1.1 Contradictions in Political Liberalism * 1.2 Social Citizenship * 1.3 Universal Fundamental Rights * 1.4 Social Risks and Fundamental Rights * 1.5 Self-Reliance and Civic Duties * 1.6 Social Democracy and Sustainability * 1.7 Justice and Political Integration * * 2. Regulation, Participation and Actors * 2.1 Political Duties * 2.2 Actors, Systems, and Strategies * 2.3 Political Actors in Social Democracy * 2.4 Political Steering and Social Democracy * 2.5 Civil Society and Liberal Democracy * II. Political Economy * 3. The Social Market Economy * 3.1 Fundamental Rights and Political Economy * 3.2 Public Goods and Civil Rights * 3.3 The Market-State Complex * 3.4 Imbedding the Economy * 3.5 Varieties of Capitalism * 3.6 Types of Capitalism Compared * 3.7 The Social Market Economy * 3.8 Social Market Economy and Globalization * 4. A Rights-Based Welfare State * 4.1 Social Security Regimes * 4.2 Welfare State and Welfare Society * 4.3 Labour and Human Dignity * 4.4 Education as a Crucial Resource * 4.5 Perspectives on Sustainability * III. The Politics of Globalization * 5. Progressive Globalization * 5.1 SocialDemocracy and Globalization * 5.2 Global Citizenship * 5.3 Global Governance * 5.4 The Global Imbedding of Markets * 5.5 Globalization and Political Contingency * 5.6 Shaping and Coping * * IV. Cultural Foundations * 6. The Universalism of Social Democracy * 7. Cultural Divergence and Social Citizenship * 7.1 Multiculturalism and Political Rights * 7.2 Cultural Difference and Social Citizenship * V. Theory and Practice * 8. Libertarian and Social Democracies Compared * 9. Defective and Consolidated Democracy * Conclusion * Bibliography

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Democratic theory as a framework 1

Social democracy and the social welfare state 4

Part I Political Theory 7

1 Social Rights, Risks, and Obligations 9

1.1 Contradictions in political liberalism 9

1.2 Social citizenship 17

1.3 Universal fundamental rights 20

1.4 Social risks and fundamental rights 26

1.5 Self-reliance and civic duties 38

1.6 Social democracy and sustainability 42

1.7 Justice and political integration 53

2 Regulation, Participation, and Actors 64

2.1 Political duties 64

2.2 Actors, systems, and strategies 68

2.3 Political actors in social democracy 70

2.4 Political steering and social democracy 80

2.5 Democratizing society 89

2.6 Civil society and liberal democracy 92

Part II Political Economy 97

3 The Social Market Economy 99

3.1 Fundamental rights and political economy 99

3.2 Public goods and civil rights 102

3.3 The market–state complex 107

3.4 Imbedding the economy 111

3.5 Varieties of Capitalism 113

3.6 Types of capitalism compared 121

3.7 The social market economy 125

3.8 The social market economy and globalization 127

4 A Rights-Based Welfare State 136

4.1 Social security regimes 136

4.2 Welfare state and welfare society 147

4.3 Labor and human dignity 148

4.4 Education as a crucial resource 152

4.5 Perspectives on sustainability 156

Part III The Politics of Globalization 161

5 Progressive Globalization 163

5.1 Social democracy and globalization 163

5.2 Global citizenship 167

5.3 Global governance 170

5.4 The global imbedding of markets 175

5.5 Globalization and political contingency 180

5.6 Shaping and coping 183

Part IV Cultural Foundations 189

6 The Universalism of Social Democracy 191

7 Cultural Divergence and Social Citizenship 196

7.1 Multiculturalism and political rights 196

7.2 Cultural difference and social citizenship 202

Part V Theory and Practice 207

8 Libertarian and Social Democracies Compared 209

Appendix 214

9 Defective and Consolidated Democracy 221

Conclusion 228

Notes 231

References and Bibliography 247

Index 269

About the Author

T.Meyer, Professor of Political Science, University of Dortmund

L.P.Hinchman

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"As Meyer lays out his case, it becomes clear that this book is the product of a skilful mind." Democratiya "The theory of social democracy developed by Professor Thomas Meyer marks an impressive, thought-provoking advance in the broader theory of democracy." Jurgen Habermas "This is an excellent book to give to students to make them think about the differences between various types of social democracy, also about the difference between liberal and social democracy. It is likely to prove highly influential and to be a benchmark for future debates." Andrew Gamble, University of Cambridge

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