Political Modernity and Social Theory

<p><a href=https://anpocs.org.br/2025/03/07/concurso-brasileiro-anpocs-de-obras-cientificas-edicao-2025/>Winner of the 2025 ANPOCS Best Scientific Work</a><br><br>Modern liberal democracy and authoritarian collectivism have known diverse political regimes; autocratic oligarchic or democratic they each consist of a mixed partly oligarchic regime in which plebeian politics are subordinated. With authoritarian collectivism’s defeat a return to modernity has produced one more hybrid configuration.</p><p>An in-depth investigation of political modernity and how it is differentiated from other forms of society this book researches its origins and trajectory as a specific dimension of modern civilisation – articulating a renewed critical theory through an analysis of rights and law politics state and autonomy social reproduction crisis and political change.</p><p>Examining these diverse aspects <i>Political Modernity and Social Theory </i>proposes an encompassing and far-reaching approach spanning past and present – stressing radical plebeian democracy and maintaining a strong opening to the future and to possible alternatives to modernity.</p><p>The Open Access version of this book available at www.taylorfrancis.com has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.</p>