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Can capitalism and citizenship co-exist? In recent years advocates of the Third Way have championed the idea of public-spirited capitalism as the antidote to the many problems confronting the modern world. This book develops a multi-disciplinary theory of citizenship, exploring the human abilities needed for its practice. It then argues that capitalism impedes the nurturing of these abilities. In advancing these arguments, Kathryn Dean draws on the work of a wide range of thinkers including Freud, Marx, Lacan, Habermas and Castells.

Political participation. --- Capitalism. --- Market economy --- Economics --- Profit --- Capital --- Citizen participation --- Community action --- Community involvement --- Community participation --- Involvement, Community --- Mass political behavior --- Participation, Citizen --- Participation, Community --- Participation, Political --- Political activity --- Political behavior --- Political rights --- Social participation --- Political activists --- Politics, Practical

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In philosophical and economic traditions it is common place to discuss agency as rational and self-interested. This book examines how therapeutic practices in bi-polar support groups actually contradict this baseline presupposition. Can irrational people whose behavior does not correspond to their own personal interests be viewed as political agents, and this book argues yes. How does the madness inherent in mental illness factor into political organizing in radical groups like anarchists, and how can a new existential-phenomenological philosophy, which Dr. Kaye creates, help us to better unde

Irrationalism (Philosophy). --- Political participation. --- Social psychology. --- Irrationalism (Philosophy) --- Political participation --- Social psychology --- Philosophy & Religion --- Philosophy --- Mass psychology --- Psychology, Social --- Human ecology --- Psychology --- Social groups --- Sociology --- Citizen participation --- Community action --- Community involvement --- Community participation --- Involvement, Community --- Mass political behavior --- Participation, Citizen --- Participation, Community --- Participation, Political --- Political activity --- Political behavior --- Political rights --- Social participation --- Political activists --- Politics, Practical --- Absurd (Philosophy) --- Belief and doubt --- Rationalism

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This title highlights Professor Gittell's writings on community organizations, citizen participation, urban politics, the politics of education, and gender. She specialized in applied and comparative research on local, regional, national, and international policies and politics, and placed a high priority on training researchers and scholars.

Social participation --- Political participation --- Communities --- Community --- Social groups --- Citizen participation --- Community action --- Community involvement --- Community participation --- Involvement, Community --- Mass political behavior --- Participation, Citizen --- Participation, Community --- Participation, Political --- Political activity --- Political behavior --- Political rights --- Political activists --- Politics, Practical --- Participation, Social --- Community life --- Research. --- Gittell, Marilyn. --- Jacobs, Marilyn Audrey

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The Activists' Handbook is a powerful guide to social change activism and an essential resource for anyone ready to make a difference. Environmental activist Aidan Ricketts offers a step-by-step guide to starting up or getting involved in grassroots movements. Providing all the essential practical tools, methods and strategies needed for a successful campaign and extensively discussing legal and ethical issues, The Activists' Handbook empowers its readers to effectively promote their cause.

Community activists --- Social movements --- Political activists --- Movements, Social --- Social history --- Social psychology --- Political participation. --- Political activism --- Citizen participation --- Community action --- Community involvement --- Community participation --- Involvement, Community --- Mass political behavior --- Participation, Citizen --- Participation, Community --- Participation, Political --- Political activity --- Political behavior --- Political rights --- Social participation --- Politics, Practical

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Economics --- Pressure groups --- Political participation --- Political participation. --- Pressure groups. --- Advocacy groups --- Interest groups --- Political interest groups --- Special interest groups (Pressure groups) --- Functional representation --- Political science --- Representative government and representation --- Lobbying --- Policy networks --- Political action committees --- Social control --- Citizen participation --- Community action --- Community involvement --- Community participation --- Involvement, Community --- Mass political behavior --- Participation, Citizen --- Participation, Community --- Participation, Political --- Political activity --- Political behavior --- Political rights --- Social participation --- Political activists --- Politics, Practical --- Political Institutions & Public Administration - General