01587nam a22001337a 4500020001800000082001500018100002000033245009600053260007300149300001300222500001800235520115100253650004901404  a9780367276416  a142bDEL-C  aDelanty, Gerard  aCritical Thoery and Social Transformationb: Crisis of the Present and Future Possibilities  aNew YorkbRoutledge Taylor & Francis Group London and New Yorkc2020  avi,251p.  aInclude index  aCritical Theory and Social Transformation provides an exploration of the major themes in the critical social theory of recent years. Delanty argues that a critical theory perspective can offer much-needed insights into the pressing socio-political challenges of our time. In this volume, he advances the need to reconnect social theory and social research and to return to the foundational concerns of critical social theory. Delanty engages with the key topics facing critical social theorists: capitalism, cosmopolitanism, modernity, the Anthropocene, and legacies of history. The connecting thread is that the topics are all contemporary challenges for critical theory and relate to major social transformations. The notions of critique, crisis, and social transformation are central to the book. Critical Theory and Social Transformation will be of interest to the broad readership in social and political theory. It will appeal to those working in sociology, political sociology, politics, and international studies and to anyone with an interest in any of the chapter-specific topics, such as public space, memory, and neo-authoritarianism.  aCritical theoryvSocial sciencesvPhilosophy