The French emphasis was primarily social concerns. So they thought that the interests of society were more important than those of individuals. The chief spokesman for these social ideas was Jean-Jacques Rousseau. He had a greater impact on American journalism, education, the concept of free expression and the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The philosophes were not democrats. O
1. What is ‘Modernity’?
There has been intense focus on various dimension of modernity. From the time of Hegel to present, modernity has been conceived most broadly as the 'new age' which emerged from feudalism and the Renaissance.
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2. 'Scientific Socialism' vs. 'Philosophy of Praxis'
'Orthodox Marxism' provided SocialDemocratic interpretation of Marxism as a theory of 'sci
between the realm of politics and system of inequality.
Real Democracy only if based on overall distribution of power
Civil society: totality of social institutions and associations that are not strictly production-related nor governmental or familial in character.
Dense Civil Society required for development of democracy.
Middle class inclusion decisive for democratic breakthrough
1. 복지국가의 개념
“복지국가란 무엇인가?”에 대해 대답하기가 다른 사회과학의 용어들처럼 그 개념정의가 간단하고 명료하게 하기가 쉽지 않다. 이는 복지국가라고 일컬어지는 나라마다의 상황과 특징이 상이 할 뿐만 아니라 복지국가를 이념형 (ideal type)으로 규정하는 데에서 학자마다 견해를
The Kingdom of Thailand
Parliamentary democratic system
Constitutional monarchy
Since 2006,
military government
Thailand – Hierarchical Society
Power, Status, Seniority, Education and
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