Ideologies of Theory

Ideologies of Theory

Author: Fredric Jameson

Publisher: Verso Books

Published: 2009-01-26

Total Pages: 705

ISBN-13: 1844672778

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Ideologies of Theory, updated and available for the first time in a single volume, brings together theoretical essays that span Fredric Jameson’s long career as a critic. They chart a body of work suspended by the twin poles of literary scholarship and political history, occupying a space vibrant with the tension between critical exegesis and the Marxist intellectual tradition. Jameson’s work pushes out the boundaries of the text, making evident the interaction between literature and the disciplines of psychoanalysis, philosophy and cultural theory, all of which are shown to be inseparable from their ideological milieu. The essays in this volume track a shift from ideological analysis to the phenomenology of everyday life, and constitute a rigorous and passionate argument for the necessity of theory as the simultaneous critique of empiricism and idealist philosophy.


Ideology and the Microfoundations of Conflict

Ideology and the Microfoundations of Conflict

Author: Veronika Muller

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2024-02-16

Total Pages: 537

ISBN-13: 0197670180

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This book combines well-known theoretical elements of various disciplines to form a broad picture of the role of ideologies in conflicts, in particular "the supply and demand side" of the ideological market: namely, why individuals choose particular ideologies and how radical groups, and organizations use them to address individuals' specific needs for the purpose of recruitment. This allows better understanding of the socio-psychological dynamics of social conflicts--why adopting particular ideologies is reasonable given certain socio-economic conditions; why individuals stick to destructive ideologies; and why they embrace major personal risks to join radical groups and advance the goals of these groups.


Understanding Ideology

Understanding Ideology

Author: Warren Frederick Morris

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 0761849203

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This book enables the reader to recognize public expressions of an ideology, thereby avoiding gullibility and the consequences of ignorance. A Marxist-Freudian orientation is adopted. This book also discusses the possibility of escaping ideology and how it differs from science.


Capitalism, Social Privilege and Managerial Ideologies

Capitalism, Social Privilege and Managerial Ideologies

Author: Ernesto R. Gantman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-06-04

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1351162063

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Originally published in 2005. This book analyzes the evolution of administrative thought from the nineteenth century to the present, considering it as ideological discourse. Rather than merely being a succession of fads, Gantman shows how each successive discourse about the organization of work serves to legitimate social interests. The book's compelling conclusion is that instead of a tendency towards increasing theoretical refinement, what is more evident is a trend towards fictionalization, which ends in the contemporary paradigm of flatter, more participative and democratic organizational forms. Students and scholars interested in organization theory, management history, the sociology of work or critical management will gain many new insights from this historical reconstruction of the evolution of management thought.


Solidarity

Solidarity

Author: K. Bayertz

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-03-09

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9401592454

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Solidarity as a phenomenon lies like an erratic block in the midst of the moral landscape of our age. Until now, the geologists familiar with this landscape - ethicists and moral theorists - have taken it for granted, have circumnavigated it! in any case, they have been incapable of moving it. In the present volume, scientists from diverse disciplines discuss and examine the concept of solidarity, its history, its scope and its limits.


The Motivated Mind

The Motivated Mind

Author: Arie Professor Kruglanski

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-02-02

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 1351708023

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In the World Library of Psychologists series, international experts themselves present career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces - extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, and their major practical theoretical contributions. In this volume Arie Kruglanski reflects on the development throughout his distinguished career of his wide-ranging research covering radicalisation, human judgement and belief formation, group and intergroup processes, and motivated cognition. This collection offers an invaluable insight into the key works behind the formation of Kruglanski’s seminal theory of lay epistemics, as well as his important input into a diverse range of fields of social psychology. A specially written introduction gives an intimate overview of this career, and contextualises the selection in relation to changes in the field during this time. With continuing relevance today, and of vast historical importance, this collection is essential reading for anyone with an interest in goals, belief formation, group processes, and social psychology in general.


A Clash of Ideologies

A Clash of Ideologies

Author: Randall Reed

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2010-04-01

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1556355149

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Marxism is one of the revolutionary social-scientific theories that has come to have a prominent place in New Testament studies in the United States. It is often combined with liberation theology and applied to apocalyptic texts. This book argues that the basic presuppositions of these three ideological systems are ultimately at odds with one another. The study then traces the kinds of moves scholars in New Testament studies have made to overcome this problem.


Social and Psychological Bases of Ideology and System Justification

Social and Psychological Bases of Ideology and System Justification

Author: John T. Jost

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2009-03-11

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 0199717605

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This new volume on Social and Psychological Bases of Ideology and System Justification brings together several of the most prominent social and political psychologists who are responsible for the resurgence of interest in the study of ideology, broadly defined. Leading scientists and scholars from several related disciplines, including psychology, sociology, political science, law, and organizational behavior present their cutting-edge theorizing and research. Topics include the social, personality, cognitive and motivational antecedents and consequences of adopting liberal versus conservative ideologies, the social and psychological functions served by political and religious ideologies, and the myriad ways in which people defend, bolster, and justify the social systems they inhabit. This book is the first of its kind, bringing together formerly independent lines of research on ideology and system justification.


Encyclopedia of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Encyclopedia of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Author: John M Levine

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 1049

ISBN-13: 141294208X

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This two-volume encyclopedia covers concepts from across the spectrum, from group phenomena to phenomena influenced by group membership, from small group interaction to intergroup relations on a global scale.


Policing Terrorism

Policing Terrorism

Author: Christopher Blake

Publisher: Learning Matters

Published: 2012-01-26

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0857255193

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This is an accessible and up to date text for students on police-related degree courses covering a highly topical area of policing. Terrorism has become a major issue for policing during the 21st century, exacerbated by world events, the emerging new terrorism with its global implications, and a growing need to develop effective counter-terrorism strategies. The book provides students with a historical perspective, introduces a number of well established theories relating to terrorism, and considers how the UK has responded by developing a counter terrorism strategy. In a fast-moving area, it captures the latest changes in legislation and government strategy.