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Podcast: New Books in Public Policy
Episode: Rochelle DuFord, "Solidarity in Conflict: A Democratic Theory" (Stanford UP, 2022)
Description: Of all the concepts that form the constellation of modern political thought, surely “solidarity” is a strong candidate for the most challenging. At once influential and undertheorized, the concept of solidarity appears to function across a startling range of discourses.– Max Pensky, The Ends of Solidarity (2008)This book is intended to serve as a contemporary response to the pessimism about contemporary political life that is both overwhelming and demotivating. Far from giving in to that dire picture of our collective lives, it challenges readers to see themselves as potential members of solidarity organizations, to build society...