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This book’s overarching premise is that discussion and critique in the discourses of architecture and urbanism have their primary focus on engagements with form, particularly in the sense of the question as to what planning and architecture signify with respect to the forms they take, and how their meanings or content (what is “contained”) is considered in relation to form-as-container. While significant critical work in these disciplines has been published over the past 20 years that engages pertinently with the writings of Walter Benjamin and Michel Foucault, there has been no address to the co-incidence in the work of Benjamin and Foucault of an architectural figure that is pivotal to each of their discussions of the emergence of modernity: The arcade for Benjamin and the panoptic prison for Foucault have a parallel role. In Foucault’s terms, panopticism is a “diagram of power.” The parallel, for Benjamin, would be his understanding of “constellation.” In more recent architectural writings, the notion of the diagram has emerged as a key motif. Yet, and in as much as it supposedly relates to aspects of the work of Foucault, along with Gilles Deleuze, this notion of “diagram” amounts, for the most part, to a thinly veiled reinstatement of geometry-as-idea. This book redresses the emphasis given to form within the cultural philosophy of modernity and—particularly with respect to architecture and urbanism—inflects on the agency of force that opens a reading of their productive capacities as technologies of power. It is relevant to students and scholars in poststructuralist critical theory, architecture, and urban studies.

Philosophy --- Psychology --- Sociological theory building --- Sociological theories --- Architecture --- psychologie --- sociale analyse --- architectuurtheorie --- filosofie --- architectuur --- Poststructuralism. --- Philosophy. --- Critical theory. --- Architecture. --- Architectural History and Theory. --- Critical Theory. --- History.

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This important and topical volume is composed around the debt and migration crisis in Europe in 2015 (known as the Greece crisis), and written almost concurrently as the two crises developed in quick succession. The central argument here is that Europe’s present crisis suggests a post-colonial bind, or to put in stronger terms, a post-colonial destiny of Europe. The European situation bears remarkable similarity with the post-colonial condition elsewhere in the world and suggests a strong bond between Europe’s present situation and the post-colonial bind in which much of the world finds itself. The purpose of this volume is to examine in the light of 21st century capitalism notions such as debt, crisis, rupture, dialogue, mobilization, neo-liberalism, war and migration, and the old, never to be settled, question of ideology. The volume ends with reflections on Europe’s migration crisis, and reinforces the point that a critical post-colonial sense of history, accumulation, globalization, and the resilience of the nation form will help us reflect on the present European crisis, and draw appropriate lessons. .

Social sciences (general) --- Sociological theory building --- Sociological theories --- Migration. Refugees --- Politics --- Economics --- sociale analyse --- economie --- politiek --- sociale wetenschappen --- migratie (mensen) --- kapitalisme --- Emigration and immigration. --- Critical theory. --- Political economy. --- Migration. --- Critical Theory. --- International Political Economy.

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This book describes and analyzes the conceptual ambiguity of vulnerability, in an effort to understand its particular applications for legal and political protection when relating to groups. Group vulnerability has become a common concept within legal and political scholarship but remains largely undertheorized as a phenomenon itself. At the same time, in academia and within legal circles, vulnerability is primarily understood as a phenomenon affecting individuals, and the attempts to identify vulnerable groups are discredited as essentialist and stereotypical. In contrast, this book demonstrates that a conception of group vulnerability is not only theoretically possible, but also politically and legally necessary. Two conceptions of group vulnerability are discussed: one focuses on systemic violence or oppression directed toward several individuals, while another requires a common positioning of individuals within a given context that conditions their agency, ability to cope with risks and uncertainties, and manage their consequences. By comparing these two definitions of group vulnerability and their implications, Macioce seeks a more precise delineation of the theoretical boundaries of the concept of group vulnerability.

Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Sociological theory building --- Sociological theories --- Politics --- Legal theory and methods. Philosophy of law --- Law --- History --- sociale analyse --- geschiedenis --- politiek --- politieke filosofie --- Europese politiek --- Europe --- Political science. --- Political science --- Critical theory. --- Political Theory. --- Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History. --- Political Philosophy. --- Critical Theory. --- European Politics. --- Philosophy. --- History. --- Politics and government. --- Critical theory --- Political aspects.

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Roadkill is a recurrent but often unthought feature of modern life. Yet, consideration of the broader significance of the myriad social, ethical, and political issues related to roadkill has largely gone missing from mainstream scholarship and activism. This neglect persists even in fields such as mobility studies and animal studies that would otherwise seem to have a vested interest in the topic. This book aims to bring roadkill to the foreground of current discussions among scholars and activists in these fields in order to demonstrate that roadkill is a uniquely important site from which to understand and contest the machinations of the dominant social order. It argues that a careful examination of roadkill can help both to uncover the hidden violence of contemporary human-centered systems of mobility and to develop alternative modes of mobility for a renewed social life in common with our more-than-human kin. Matthew Calarco is Professor of Philosophy at California State University Fullerton, USA. He specializes in animal studies and environmental humanities, and brings philosophies and theories of mobility to bear on various aspects of research and teaching. .

Philosophy of nature --- Sociological theory building --- Sociological theories --- General ecology and biosociology --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- sociale analyse --- filosofie --- milieutechnologie --- Philosophy of nature. --- Human ecology—Study and teaching. --- Animal migration. --- Animal welfare—Moral and ethical aspects. --- Critical theory. --- Philosophy of Nature. --- Environmental Studies. --- Animal Migration. --- Animal Ethics. --- Critical Theory.

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“This highly innovative and wide-ranging collection 'reloads' Rousseau as a resource for current social and political theory, covering both well-known topics and less familiar ones.” —William Outhwaite, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Newcastle, UK “This scintillating volume on Rousseau—with its internationally divergent and original chapters—confronts the realities of the neo-liberal counterrevolution and the ways in which its understanding of ‘freedom’ constitute a danger for a good life of all and the survival of the planet.” —Heinz Sünker, Rudolf Carnap Senior Professor, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Germany “We are living through a crisis of democracy, during which it is necessary not to go back to Rousseau but to go forward to Rousseau and to explore the ways in which his thought can illuminate our contemporary dilemmas. The interdisciplinary focus and breadth of this stimulating collection will be of great help in this endeavour.” —Andy Kilmister, Senior Lecturer of Economics, Oxford Brookes University, UK This book demonstrates that Rousseau offers a distinctive critical voice which is worthy of listening to. Rousseau is shown to target not merely social ‘injustices’, but the very dynamics central to the ‘form of life’ itself. As such we are able to contemplate, and engage in, a more foundational form of social critique. We contend that by returning to Rousseau, both as a theorist in his own right, and as an interlocutor with the contemporary literature within radical political and social philosophy, we can see both the circumscribed nature of contemporary discussion, and the true importance of Rousseau’s thought. In summary, Rousseau remains a figure of vital importance across disciplines and it is high time for an edited volume which connects insights centring his thought and impact today. Denis Bosseau is a doctoral candidate at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. Owen Brown is an independent scholar based in Oxford, UK. Neal Harris is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Oxford Brookes University, UK. Ployjai Pintobtang is a Lecturer in the department of Government, University of Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Theory of knowledge --- Sociological theory building --- Sociological theories --- Politics --- History --- intellectuele ontwikkeling --- sociale analyse --- geschiedenis --- politiek --- politieke filosofie --- wereldpolitiek --- Political science. --- Political science --- Critical theory. --- World politics. --- Intellectual life --- Political Theory. --- Political Philosophy. --- Critical Theory. --- Political History. --- Intellectual History. --- Philosophy. --- History. --- Romance Literature --- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques