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- Offers a new system of belief to serve as an antidote to populism, using principles rather than politics
- Timely as it addresses the conflict between globalism and nationalism
- Provides a liberal communitarian response to the rise of populism occurring in many democracies
Part of the book series: Library of Public Policy and Public Administration (LPPP, volume 11)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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What Makes a Good Life
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Front Matter
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Human Nature
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Job Loss & Right Wing Populism
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Front Matter
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Moral Issues Raised by Individual Rights
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A Global Dimension
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About this book
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.
This timely book addresses the conflict between globalism and nationalism. It provides a liberal communitarian response to the rise of populism occurring in many democracies. The book highlights the role of communities next to that of the state and the market. It spells out the policy implications of liberal communitarianism for privacy, freedom of the press, and much else. In a persuasive argument that speaks to politics today from Europe to the United States to Australia, the author offers a compelling vision of hope. Above all, the book offers a framework for dealing with moral challenges people face as they seek happiness but also to live up to their responsibilities to others and the common good.
At a time when even our most basic values are up for question in policy debates riddled with populist manipulation, Amitai Etzioni’s bold book creates a new frame which introduces morals and values back into applied policy questions. These questions span the challenges of jobless growth to the unanswered questions posed by the role of artificial intelligence in a wide range of daily life tasks and decisions. While not all readers will agree with the communitarian solutions that he proposes, many will welcome an approach that is, at its core, inclusive and accepting of the increasingly global nature of all societies at the same time. It is a must read for all readers concerned about the future of Western liberal democracy.Carol Graham, Leo Pasvolsky Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution and College Park Professor/University of Maryland
In characteristically lively, engaging, and provocative style Etzioni tackles many of the great public policy dilemmas that afflict us today. Arguing that we are trapped into a spiral of slavish consumerism, he proposes a form of liberal communitarian that, he suggests, will allow human beings to flourish in changing circumstances.
Jonathan Wolff, Blavatnik Chair of Public Policy, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
Keywords
- Liberal Communitarianism
- Communitarianism in a Historical Context
- Communitarian Economics
- The Common Good
- Security and Privacy
- Freedom of the Press
- Communitarian Approach to Bioethics
- Conflict between globalism and nationalism
- social political communities
- Liberalism v. Neo-fascism
- Political Philosophy
- Political Sociology
- Social Philosophy
- Moral Philosophy
- globalism and nationalism
- rise of populism occurring in democracies
- rise of populism
- liberalism and communitarianism
- privacy, freedom of the press
- Open Access
Authors and Affiliations
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The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
Amitai Etzioni
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Happiness is the Wrong Metric
Book Subtitle: A Liberal Communitarian Response to Populism
Authors: Amitai Etzioni
Series Title: Library of Public Policy and Public Administration
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69623-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-69622-5Published: 17 January 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-69623-2Published: 08 January 2018
Series ISSN: 1566-7669
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 304
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Political Philosophy, Political Sociology, Social Philosophy, Political Communication, Moral Philosophy