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Society in the Self: A Theory of Identity in Democracy
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Society in the Self: A Theory of Identity in Democracy Hardcover - 2018

by Hermans, Hubert J. M

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  • Title Society in the Self: A Theory of Identity in Democracy
  • Author Hermans, Hubert J. M
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 456
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
  • Date 2018-04-06
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0190687797.G
  • ISBN 9780190687793 / 0190687797
  • Weight 1.6 lbs (0.73 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.5 in (23.62 x 16.26 x 3.81 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Identity (Psychology), Democracy
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017038163
  • Dewey Decimal Code 302.54

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Instead of considering society as a social environment, Society in the Self begins from the assumption that society works in the deepest regions of self and identity, as expressed in phenomena like self-sabotage, self-radicalization, self-cure, self-government, self-nationalization, and self-internationalization. This leads to the central thesis that a democratic society can only function properly if it is populated by participants with a democratically organized self. In this book, an integrative model is presented that is inspired by three versions of democracy: cosmopolitan, deliberative, and agonistic democracy, with the latter focusing on the role of social power and emotions.

Drawing on these democratic views, three levels of inclusiveness are distinguished in the self: personal (I as an individual), social (I as a member of a group), and global (I as a human being). A democratic self requires the flexibility of moving up and down across these levels of inclusiveness and has to find its way in fields of tension between the self and the other, and between dialogue and social power. As author Hubert Hermans explains, this theory has far reaching consequences for such divergent topics as leadership in the self, cultural diversity in the self, the relationship between reason and emotion, self-empathy, cooperation and competition between self-parts, and the role of social power in prejudice, enemy image construction, and scapegoating.

The central message of this book is reflected in Mahatma Gandhi's dictum: "Be the change you want to see in the world."

About the author

Hubert Hermans is emeritus professor of psychology at the Radboud University of Nijmegen, Netherlands, and president of the International Society for Dialogical Science. He is the creator of Dialogical Self Theory. One of his books was used in the formation of the Dutch government in 2007 and he was decorated as Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion for his exceptional scientific contribution to society.

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