Thinking collectively: social policy, collective action and the common good.

Spicker, Paul

Abstract

In this book, well-respected author Paul Spicker lends a complementary voice to his Reclaiming Individualism, reviewing collectivism as a dimension of political discourse. Breaking down his analysis to examine collectivism through substantive, moral and methodological lenses, he reviews a series of arguments for cooperative effort, solidarity and collective responsibility. Taking a dispassionate and methodical approach, the author explores what collectivism means in social policy and what value it offers to the field. This example excerpt is a post-peer review, pre-copyedited version from chapter 1 - Substantive collectivism: collectivism in practice.

Citation

SPICKER, P. 2019. Thinking collectively: social policy, collective action and the common good. Bristol: Policy press [online]. Available from: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/thinking-collectively

• Book Type: Monograph
• Online Publication Date: Jun 5, 2019
• Publication Date: Jun 5, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jan 25, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 6, 2021
• Publisher: Policy Press
• ISBN: 9781447346890
• Keywords: Collectivism; Methodological collectivism; Moral collectivism; Social behaviour; Action; Voluntary sector; Society
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1085156
• Publisher URL: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/thinking-collectively