The Third Way
The Renewal of Social Democracy
1. Auflage Oktober 1998
176 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-7456-2267-5
John Wiley & Sons
The idea of finding a 'third way' in politics has been widely discussed over recent months - not only in the UK, but in the US, Continental Europe and Latin America. But what is the third way? Supporters of the notion haven't been able to agree, and critics deny the possibility altogether. Anthony Giddens shows that developing a third way is not only a possibility but a necessity in modern politics.
Preface.
1. Socialism and After.
The death of socialism.
Old-style social democracy.
The neoliberal outlook.
The doctrines compared.
The recent debates.
Structures of political support.
The fate of social democracy.
2. Five Dilemmas. .
Globalisation. Individualism.
Left and right.
Political agency.
Ecological issues.
Third way politics.
3. State and Civil Society.
Democratising democracy.
The question of civil society.
Crime and community.
The democratic family.
4. The Social Investment State. .
The meaning of equality.
Inclusion and exclusion.
A society of positive welfare.
Social investment strategies.
5. Into the Global Age.
The cosmopolitan nation.
Cultural pluralism.
Cosmopolitan democracy.
The European Union.
Market fundamentalism on a world scale.
Conclusion. .
Notes.
Index.
1. Socialism and After.
The death of socialism.
Old-style social democracy.
The neoliberal outlook.
The doctrines compared.
The recent debates.
Structures of political support.
The fate of social democracy.
2. Five Dilemmas. .
Globalisation. Individualism.
Left and right.
Political agency.
Ecological issues.
Third way politics.
3. State and Civil Society.
Democratising democracy.
The question of civil society.
Crime and community.
The democratic family.
4. The Social Investment State. .
The meaning of equality.
Inclusion and exclusion.
A society of positive welfare.
Social investment strategies.
5. Into the Global Age.
The cosmopolitan nation.
Cultural pluralism.
Cosmopolitan democracy.
The European Union.
Market fundamentalism on a world scale.
Conclusion. .
Notes.
Index.
"How can democracies gain the benefits that flow from market forces
while pursuing a community that cares for those who fall behind?
Anyone interested in fresh approaches to such questions will have
to read Tony Giddens's new book. It is a feast of fresh ideas."
Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of
Government, Harvard University
"Tony Giddens, allegedly Tony Blair's favourite intellectual,
has done what many considered impossible: he has constructed a
coherent and persuasive definition of the third way. But
importantly he has pulled it off, insisting that rather than being
beyond left and right, it is part of the left, the renewal of
social democracy. This book could be decisive in persuading the
Blairites that they must look to the left rather than the right for
their political future. It is an important and potentially very
significant political intervention." Will Hutton,
Editor-in-Chief, the Observer
"Tony Giddens has made the most significant contribution yet to
laying the intellectual foundations of a modernized centre-left
position. This book will be a landmark. It is a pioneering work of
vital interest to the formation of political thinking on both sides
of the Atlantic." Ian Hargreaves, formerly Editor of New
Statesman and The Independent
"This is an important book that deserves to be taken seriously
... the author puts forward an intellectual defence of Tony Blair's
politics which is engaging, comprehensive and open. It has a punchy
style, and is written with a breathless excitement which makes it
easy to read. The Third Way is a major contribution." The
Stakeholder
"A worthwhile and stimulating read." Earth Matters
"Anthony Giddens has earned a considerable reputation among
social scientists over the past three decades as a theorist. Though
important within the academy, such reputations have a limited
cachet in the world at large. Recently, though, Giddens has
attained bona fide celebrity, or at least demicelebrity, status
outside the cloisters, in his related roles as director of the
London School of Economics and intellectual darling of British
Prime Minister Tony Blair's New Labour party. His name by now must
be a household word in his native Britain, given the frequency with
which he is mentioned in the media there. On this side of the
Atlantic as well, he has been interviewed, cited as expert, and his
ideas variously praised and panned in a wide variety of
non-academic, even mainstream media." Christopher J. Richter,
Communication Theory Book Review
"Giddens has constructed a coherent and persuasive 'intergrated
political programme'" Harish Kapur, World
Affairs
while pursuing a community that cares for those who fall behind?
Anyone interested in fresh approaches to such questions will have
to read Tony Giddens's new book. It is a feast of fresh ideas."
Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of
Government, Harvard University
"Tony Giddens, allegedly Tony Blair's favourite intellectual,
has done what many considered impossible: he has constructed a
coherent and persuasive definition of the third way. But
importantly he has pulled it off, insisting that rather than being
beyond left and right, it is part of the left, the renewal of
social democracy. This book could be decisive in persuading the
Blairites that they must look to the left rather than the right for
their political future. It is an important and potentially very
significant political intervention." Will Hutton,
Editor-in-Chief, the Observer
"Tony Giddens has made the most significant contribution yet to
laying the intellectual foundations of a modernized centre-left
position. This book will be a landmark. It is a pioneering work of
vital interest to the formation of political thinking on both sides
of the Atlantic." Ian Hargreaves, formerly Editor of New
Statesman and The Independent
"This is an important book that deserves to be taken seriously
... the author puts forward an intellectual defence of Tony Blair's
politics which is engaging, comprehensive and open. It has a punchy
style, and is written with a breathless excitement which makes it
easy to read. The Third Way is a major contribution." The
Stakeholder
"A worthwhile and stimulating read." Earth Matters
"Anthony Giddens has earned a considerable reputation among
social scientists over the past three decades as a theorist. Though
important within the academy, such reputations have a limited
cachet in the world at large. Recently, though, Giddens has
attained bona fide celebrity, or at least demicelebrity, status
outside the cloisters, in his related roles as director of the
London School of Economics and intellectual darling of British
Prime Minister Tony Blair's New Labour party. His name by now must
be a household word in his native Britain, given the frequency with
which he is mentioned in the media there. On this side of the
Atlantic as well, he has been interviewed, cited as expert, and his
ideas variously praised and panned in a wide variety of
non-academic, even mainstream media." Christopher J. Richter,
Communication Theory Book Review
"Giddens has constructed a coherent and persuasive 'intergrated
political programme'" Harish Kapur, World
Affairs
Anthony Giddens is a British sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies.
