Overview

Based on a critique of liberal and libertarian contradictions with their conflictual consequences and on analyses of critical social theories and perspectives from the Global South (Latin America, Africa, and Asia), as well as the Global North, this book seeks to address tensions of global social misrecognition and injustice. It deals with the dispute over particular and universal norms on local, regional, and global levels, extra-territorial social recognition of the global poor, strategic socialism, threats of global hegemony, authoritarianism, and war in light of various conflicts.

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""Marek Hrubec has long been a top international thinker on global interactions and social justice. His new book deserves close attention by all those concerned with contemporary world tensions and alternatives to hegemony and authoritarianism."" - Jerry Harris, National Secretary, Global Studies Association of North America, Chicago ""Marek Hrubec has given us a theoretical and historical tour de force on critical social theory in relation to the epochal events of the past half a century and the struggle for global social justice. Coming at a time of great suffering worldwide in the face of acute crisis in the world capitalist system, his theoretical and analytical formulations on global social justice will be of great importance for those seeking to make sense of the world-historic conjuncture we face at the quarter-century mark as well as for activists from the diverse social movements, both South and North, struggling for a better world."" - William I. Robinson, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of California at Santa Barbara ""In this book, Marek Hrubec gives Critical Theory a global perspective. He accurately analyzes the unsustainability of imposed conservative liberalism and counters it with global justice and democratic socialism that takes the Global South seriously."" - Emil Sobottka, Professor, PUCRS University, Porto Alegre, Brazil ""This impressive book draws on the very important issue of global social justice, related to the historical events of the 20th century and the major international conflicts of this century. Marek Hrubec analyses the issue of global justice dealing with a perspective of critical theory and further formulates an alternative theory of global social justice for anticipating the future. This book is full of insightful thinking and is worth reading and necessary reading."" - Wei Xiaoping, Distinguished Professor, Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing ""In a context of structural, and arguably civilizational crisis, understanding the complexity of the global civilization and the nature of its multiple components is a pre-requisite for meaningful action. Marek Hrubec´s work offers an explanatory framework and a set of tools that allow for a critical examination of that reality and a deeper appreciation of imbalances, injustices and power dynamics. This book is a must-read."" - Ernesto Domínguez López, University of Havana, Cuba, and Visiting Professor, Stanford University, USA ""Marek Hrubec’s monumental work represents a profound insight into the problems of social criticism. The theory of global social justice is important precisely so that a kind of global consensus can emerge, and sharp international conflicts do not have to be resolved by wars. Hrubec generalizes the experience of his global research, not only in Western countries but also in Latin America, Africa, and China."" - Ladislav Hohoš, Emeritus, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia

Author Information

Marek Hrubec (Ph.D., Charles University, 2001), is a Senior Research Fellow at the Czech Academy of Sciences and the Global Studies Association of North America. He has authored and edited many texts, including Africa in a Multilateral World (co-ed. Routledge, 2022).

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