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Towards Justice
A Critical Theory of Global Society and Politics
Series: - Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume: 311
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Based on a critique of liberal and libertarian contradictions with their conflictual consequences and on analyses of critical social theories and perspectives from the Global South (Latin America, Africa, and Asia), as well as the Global North, this book seeks to address tensions of global social misrecognition and injustice. It deals with the dispute over particular and universal norms on local, regional, and global levels, extra-territorial social recognition of the global poor, strategic socialism, threats of global hegemony, authoritarianism, and war in light of various conflicts.
Marek Hrubec (Ph.D., Charles University, 2001), is a Senior Research Fellow at the Czech Academy of Sciences and the Global Studies Association of North America. He has authored and edited many texts, including Africa in a Multilateral World (co-ed. Routledge, 2022).
"Marek Hrubec has long been a top international thinker on global interactions and social justice. His new book deserves close attention by all those concerned with contemporary world tensions and alternatives to hegemony and authoritarianism."
- Jerry Harris, National Secretary, Global Studies Association of North America, Chicago
"Marek Hrubec has given us a theoretical and historical tour de force on critical social theory in relation to the epochal events of the past half a century and the struggle for global social justice. Coming at a time of great suffering worldwide in the face of acute crisis in the world capitalist system, his theoretical and analytical formulations on global social justice will be of great importance for those seeking to make sense of the world-historic conjuncture we face at the quarter-century mark as well as for activists from the diverse social movements, both South and North, struggling for a better world."
- William I. Robinson, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of California at Santa Barbara
"In this book, Marek Hrubec gives Critical Theory a global perspective. He accurately analyzes the unsustainability of imposed conservative liberalism and counters it with global justice and democratic socialism that takes the Global South seriously."
- Emil Sobottka, Professor, PUCRS University, Porto Alegre, Brazil
"This impressive book draws on the very important issue of global social justice, related to the historical events of the 20th century and the major international conflicts of this century. Marek Hrubec analyses the issue of global justice dealing with a perspective of critical theory and further formulates an alternative theory of global social justice for anticipating the future. This book is full of insightful thinking and is worth reading and necessary reading."
- Wei Xiaoping, Distinguished Professor, Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing
"In a context of structural, and arguably civilizational crisis, understanding the complexity of the global civilization and the nature of its multiple components is a pre-requisite for meaningful action. Marek Hrubec´s work offers an explanatory framework and a set of tools that allow for a critical examination of that reality and a deeper appreciation of imbalances, injustices and power dynamics. This book is a must-read."
- Ernesto DomÃnguez López, University of Havana, Cuba, and Visiting Professor, Stanford University, USA
"Marek Hrubecâs monumental work represents a profound insight into the problems of social criticism. The theory of global social justice is important precisely so that a kind of global consensus can emerge, and sharp international conflicts do not have to be resolved by wars. Hrubec generalizes the experience of his global research, not only in Western countries but also in Latin America, Africa, and China."
- Ladislav Hohoš, Emeritus, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Jerry Harris, National Secretary, Global Studies Association of North America, Chicago
"Marek Hrubec has given us a theoretical and historical tour de force on critical social theory in relation to the epochal events of the past half a century and the struggle for global social justice. Coming at a time of great suffering worldwide in the face of acute crisis in the world capitalist system, his theoretical and analytical formulations on global social justice will be of great importance for those seeking to make sense of the world-historic conjuncture we face at the quarter-century mark as well as for activists from the diverse social movements, both South and North, struggling for a better world."
- William I. Robinson, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of California at Santa Barbara
"In this book, Marek Hrubec gives Critical Theory a global perspective. He accurately analyzes the unsustainability of imposed conservative liberalism and counters it with global justice and democratic socialism that takes the Global South seriously."
- Emil Sobottka, Professor, PUCRS University, Porto Alegre, Brazil
"This impressive book draws on the very important issue of global social justice, related to the historical events of the 20th century and the major international conflicts of this century. Marek Hrubec analyses the issue of global justice dealing with a perspective of critical theory and further formulates an alternative theory of global social justice for anticipating the future. This book is full of insightful thinking and is worth reading and necessary reading."
- Wei Xiaoping, Distinguished Professor, Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing
"In a context of structural, and arguably civilizational crisis, understanding the complexity of the global civilization and the nature of its multiple components is a pre-requisite for meaningful action. Marek Hrubec´s work offers an explanatory framework and a set of tools that allow for a critical examination of that reality and a deeper appreciation of imbalances, injustices and power dynamics. This book is a must-read."
- Ernesto DomÃnguez López, University of Havana, Cuba, and Visiting Professor, Stanford University, USA
"Marek Hrubecâs monumental work represents a profound insight into the problems of social criticism. The theory of global social justice is important precisely so that a kind of global consensus can emerge, and sharp international conflicts do not have to be resolved by wars. Hrubec generalizes the experience of his global research, not only in Western countries but also in Latin America, Africa, and China."
- Ladislav Hohoš, Emeritus, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Acknowledgements
List of Tables
About Towards Justice
Introduction
Part 1
Founding a Critical Theory
1âSocial Critique
1âInternal Social Criticism
2âThe Trichotomy of Critique, Explanation, and Normativity
3âExternal Social Criticism
2âCritical Methods
1âTransdisciplinary Approaches
2âThe Realism of Societal Development
3âStructures, Actors, and Processes in History
Part 2
Development of Critical Theory
3âThe Programme of Critical Theory
1âHorkheimerâs Foundations
2âMarcuseâs Foundations
3âAdorno and Horkheimerâs Redefinition
4âCritical Paradigms
1âWork and Eros
2âCommunication and Recognition
3âGlobal Interactions
Part 3
Limits of Liberal Liberty
5âDeficits of National Liberty
1âInadequacies of Public Reason
2âProblems of Individualism and Instrumental Reason
3âShortcomings of Redistribution
4âMarginalisation of Redistribution and the Problem of Ownership
6âDeficits of International Liberty
1âAn Inadequate Relationship between an Individual and Community
2âComparison of the Principles of Justice
â2.1âPrinciples of International Justice in a Theory of Justice
â2.2âPrinciples of International Justice in the Law of Peoples
â2.3âPrinciples Which Regulate Relations between Individuals within the National Framework in a Theory of Justice
3âShortcomings of International Redistribution
4âUnsustainability of Liberal International Order
Part 4
Experience of Recognition
7âDilemmas of Local Recognition
1âThe Crystallisation of Recognition
2âFrom the Private Sphere to the Public Sphere
3âPolitical Public Sphere
4âRecognition of Equality and Difference
8âDilemmas of Transnational Recognition
1âInterstate Recognition
2âTranscending Interstate Recognition
3âTransnational Recognition
4âMacro-regional Interactions
Part 5
Global Perspectives of Justice
9âIntercultural Polylogue: Cultural and Political Justice
1âIntercultural and Civilizational Polylogue
2âDispute on the Universalism of Human Rights
3âPlurality of Cultures and Civilizations
4âCommon Norms for Humanity
10âExtraterritorial, Strategic, and Global Interactions: Social, Economic, and Security Justice
1âAn Identification of the Misrecognized Subjects
2âExtraterritorial Recognition: Regulation of the Economy
3âTransformative Revolution and Strategic Structures
4âOvercoming Global Conflicts
âConclusion: The Principles of a Theory of Global Social Justice
1âSocial and Economic Justice
2âPolitical and Cultural Justice
References
Index
List of Tables
About Towards Justice
Introduction
Part 1
Founding a Critical Theory
1âSocial Critique
1âInternal Social Criticism
2âThe Trichotomy of Critique, Explanation, and Normativity
3âExternal Social Criticism
2âCritical Methods
1âTransdisciplinary Approaches
2âThe Realism of Societal Development
3âStructures, Actors, and Processes in History
Part 2
Development of Critical Theory
3âThe Programme of Critical Theory
1âHorkheimerâs Foundations
2âMarcuseâs Foundations
3âAdorno and Horkheimerâs Redefinition
4âCritical Paradigms
1âWork and Eros
2âCommunication and Recognition
3âGlobal Interactions
Part 3
Limits of Liberal Liberty
5âDeficits of National Liberty
1âInadequacies of Public Reason
2âProblems of Individualism and Instrumental Reason
3âShortcomings of Redistribution
4âMarginalisation of Redistribution and the Problem of Ownership
6âDeficits of International Liberty
1âAn Inadequate Relationship between an Individual and Community
2âComparison of the Principles of Justice
â2.1âPrinciples of International Justice in a Theory of Justice
â2.2âPrinciples of International Justice in the Law of Peoples
â2.3âPrinciples Which Regulate Relations between Individuals within the National Framework in a Theory of Justice
3âShortcomings of International Redistribution
4âUnsustainability of Liberal International Order
Part 4
Experience of Recognition
7âDilemmas of Local Recognition
1âThe Crystallisation of Recognition
2âFrom the Private Sphere to the Public Sphere
3âPolitical Public Sphere
4âRecognition of Equality and Difference
8âDilemmas of Transnational Recognition
1âInterstate Recognition
2âTranscending Interstate Recognition
3âTransnational Recognition
4âMacro-regional Interactions
Part 5
Global Perspectives of Justice
9âIntercultural Polylogue: Cultural and Political Justice
1âIntercultural and Civilizational Polylogue
2âDispute on the Universalism of Human Rights
3âPlurality of Cultures and Civilizations
4âCommon Norms for Humanity
10âExtraterritorial, Strategic, and Global Interactions: Social, Economic, and Security Justice
1âAn Identification of the Misrecognized Subjects
2âExtraterritorial Recognition: Regulation of the Economy
3âTransformative Revolution and Strategic Structures
4âOvercoming Global Conflicts
âConclusion: The Principles of a Theory of Global Social Justice
1âSocial and Economic Justice
2âPolitical and Cultural Justice
References
Index
This is an important book for all the readers (specialists and graduate and postgraduate students) in the humanities and social sciences: mainly social philosophy, sociology, global studies, political science, etc.