A crisis makes you rethink your life. The recent economic crisis is no exception. All of us are now thinking how the world could be run differently. Despite this, a radical alternative has hardly emerged to mobilize the masses. Written for the public and students, this book explores the character and spirit of radical politics in our times.

Autorentext
JONATHAN PUGH is Senior Academic Fellow in Territorial Governance at Newcastle University, UK. He is Director of 'The Spaces of Democracy and the Democracy of Space' network. This examines the character and spirit of radical politics today, operating through 15 institutions globally.

Inhalt
What is Radical Politics Today?; J.Pugh PART I: GRAND VISIONS Getting to the Roots of Radical Politics Today; Z.Bauman What Happened to Radical Humanism?; F.Furedi Victim of Success: Green Politics Today; P.Kingsnorth Radicalism Against the Masses; J.Heartfield Moving Targets and Political Judgements; T.Carver The Forces Shaping Radical Politics Today; C.Short Resistance after the Spatial Turn; E.W.Soja PART II: NEW FORMS OF RADICAL POLITICS Questioning Global Political Activism; D.Chandler Rethinking Political Organization; H.Wainwright Iraq, Trauma and Dissent in Visual Culture; D.Apel Radicalism, Writ Large and Small; M.J.Watts Continuing the Struggle in Hard Times; J.Toynbee A Politics of Commitment; J.Martin Beyond Gesture, Beyond Pragmatism; J.Gilbert& J.Littler Invention and Hard Work; D.Massey PART III: DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENCE Progressivism Reinvigorated; G.McLennan In Defense of Multicultural Citizenship; T.Modood New Left and Old Far Right: Tolerating the Intolerable; N.Cohen Clashing the Civilizations; A.Saeed& D.Bates Radicalism is Nostalgia; A.Bonnett Universal Conditions: Modern Childhood; K.Worpole A New Politics of Innovation; S.Jasanoff Universities are Radical; N.Thrift PART IV: THE ROLE OF THE STATE Anarchism; S.Newman The Importance of Engaging the State; C.Mouffe Common-Sense Beyond the Neo-Liberal State; D.Featherstone Democracy, the State and Capitalism Today; A.Colás& J.Edwards Tackling the Supplicant State; D.Boyle The Potential for a Progressive State?; S.Sassen