Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for EmancipationCambridge University Press, 2013 M12 23 - 480 páginas This book presents a comprehensive theory of why human freedom gave way to increasing oppression since the invention of states - and why this trend began to reverse itself more recently, leading to a rapid expansion of universal freedoms and democracy. Drawing on a massive body of evidence, the author tests various explanations of the rise of freedom, providing convincing support of a well-reasoned theory of emancipation. The study demonstrates multiple trends toward human empowerment, which converge to give people control over their lives. Most important among these trends is the spread of 'emancipative values', which emphasize free choice and equal opportunities. The author identifies the desire for emancipation as the origin of the human empowerment trend and shows when and why this desire grows strong; why it is the source of democracy; and how it vitalizes civil society, feeds humanitarian norms, enhances happiness, and helps redirect modern civilization toward sustainable development. |
Contenido
Tables | 20 |
A Theory of Emancipation | 37 |
Mapping Differences | 57 |
of Emancipative Values before and after controlling | 76 |
Technological Advancement | 92 |
Multilevel Drivers | 105 |
Tracing Change | 140 |
Intrinsic Qualities | 173 |
Entitling People | 249 |
The Rights Revolution | 278 |
The Paradox of Democracy | 307 |
The Redirection of Civilization | 335 |
The Sustainability Challenge | 376 |
Conclusion | 393 |
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Términos y frases comunes
action resources autonomy rights average capita GDP change in emancipative Chapter citizen rights civic entitlements civilization cohort components correlation critical-liberal culture zones CW areas CW condition democratic democratic tradition dependent variable desire for democracy DFFITs disease security domain East ecological Effects of Emancipative emanci emancipative values emancipatory empowering environmental existential extrinsic Figure global guarantees Hence human empowerment human empowerment process impact indicates individual individual-level Inglehart intrinsic well-being Islamic knowledge economies ladder of freedoms liberal mean measure ment multilevel multilevel models notion of democracy omitted variable bias one’s orientations participation rights pative values pattern people’s percent person’s population positive postmaterialism PREDICTORS prevalence of emancipative priorities regimes regression respondents sample scale points score secular values sequence thesis shows Sinic SMAs social capital Social Movement Activity social prevalence societal-level society’s strongly technological advancement unselfishness urban utility ladder variance variation water autonomy Welzel Western World Values Surveys www.cambridge.org/welzel