Critical Visions

Anthony Elliott

The Direction of Social Theory is Always New: Series Editor’s Foreword Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction: Interdisciplinary Studies and the Fortunes of Sociology Part I: Interventions in Contemporary Social Theory 1. Risk and Reflexivity: Ulrich Beck 2. Social Theory and Politics in the Writings of Anthony Giddens 3. Jacques Lacan as a Social Theorist 4. Subjectivity, Culture, Autonomy: Cornelius Castoriadis 5. Habermas, Kristeva, and Global Transformations in the Public Sphere Part II: Central Issues in Contemporary Social Theory 6. Sexualities: Social Theory and the Crisis of Identity 7. The Reinvention of Citizenship 8. Politics and Social Theory 9. Social Theory, Morality, and Ethics References Index About the Author