This book brings together some of the finest minds of social science to answer the great questions about the future of the liberal order.
Stellar group of trans-disciplinary experts
Addresses major questions for the future of social science research
Topical coverage of issues such as artificial intelligence, political polarization and global financial systems
Helmut K. Anheier is Professor of Sociology and past president at the Hertie School, Germany, and on the faculty of the Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
1. The Future of the Liberal Order and the Great Questions of Our Time Part I The Domestic Liberal Order and Fundamental Issues 2. How to Square the Circle between Economic Globalization, Social Cohesion, and Liberal Democracy? 3. Why the Future of the Liberal Order Is in Danger and What We Can Do to Safeguard It 4. What Future for Politics? 5. What Future for the Economic Consensus? 6. How Do Divided Societies Come About? 7. Dilemmas of Citizenship in the Twenty-first Century: Does the Middle East Show Us the Future? 8. Can We Trust Public Administration? 9. Is Religion Dead? 10. How Do Culture and Liberty Relate? Part II The International Liberal Order and World Society 11. Is Effective Multilateralism Possible? 12. Do We Still Need a Political Vision in a Globalized World? 13. Has COVID Changed the Financial System for Good (or Ill)? 14. Do We Need a Collective Social Conscience? 15. Can a Planet in Peril Contain Geopolitical Rivalries? 16. Conclusion: The Future of the Liberal Order