Routledge Crisis and Critique - Social and Political Thought

Explore the hidden vulnerabilities of our social structures with Crisis and Critique: On the Fragile Foundations of Social Life. Part of the Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought series, this book examines how fragility exists within the very foundations of social life, often remaining unseen until a moment of rupture occurs. When social systems break or dislocate, the world reveals its true mechanics and opens itself to deep questioning. This work reconsiders the roles of crisis and critique as essential tools to understand the fragile state of society. It directly challenges how these concepts are treated in contemporary social theory, looking at their normalization and dissolution. By drawing on fundamental insights from Hegel, this text provides a rigorous framework for analyzing the moments when the social world reveals itself through disruption. It is a necessary read for those studying the mechanics of social and political thought.