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The Working Sovereign: Labour and Democratic Citizenship

By (author) Axel Honneth, Translated by Daniel Steuer

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What role does the organisation of labour relations play in the health of a democratic society? Axel Honnethâ€™s major new work is devoted to answering this question.Â His central thesis is that participation in democratic will formation can only proceed from a transparent and fairly regulated division of labour. The social world of work â€“ where we spend so much of our time â€“ is almost unique in being a space in which we have experiences and learn lessons that we can use to influence the attitudes of a political community.Â Therefore, by shaping working conditions in a particular way, we have a prime opportunity to foster cooperative forms of behaviour that benefit democracy, both by making mental room for these to flourish and by using the workplace as a rehearsal for democratic interaction in wider society. A job cannot be so tiring that a worker cannot think about political events; a job cannot pay so little that one cannot engage in political activity in his or her free time; a job cannot demand subordination which inhibits deserved criticism of oneâ€™s superiors: economic independence, intellectual and physical autonomy, reduction of strain and crushing boredom, sufficient free time, self-respect and the confidence to speak up, and the chance to practice democratic interaction are all things which we must encourage in order to unblock access to democratic participation. Honneth argues that the reality of labour today increasingly undermines this participation â€“ and he sets out the conditions necessary for a reversal of this injustice. Tracking the development of labour conditions since the birth of capitalism, this important book engages with a vital topic that has been neglected in democratic theory. It will be of great interest to students and scholars in philosophy, sociology, politics and the humanities and social sciences generally.

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