Solidarity and Social Cohesion in Late Modernity: A Question of Recognition, Justice and Judgment in Situation.

Søren Juul

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Abstract

The aim of this article is to contribute to the formulation of a non-excluding concept of solidarity which is of relevance to contemporary society. The assumption is that in the present individualized and culturally diverse society there is an urgent need for a new form of solidarity to create social cohesion. The central theme is that contemporary solidarity is about recognition and a fair distribution of chances for recognition. This ideal may function as a normative standard for critical research and as a guideline for people in their moral struggles. What ultimately needs to be done is not a purely theoretical question but something which must be settled by a judgement that constitutes a battlefield where conflicting values and perceptions of reality confront each other.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftEuropean Journal of Social Theory
Vol/bind13
Udgave nummer2
Sider (fra-til)253-269
Antal sider18
ISSN1368-4310
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2010

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