{"product_id":"states-of-solidarity-how-to-build-a-society-9780198965350","title":"States of Solidarity: How to Build a Society","description":"\u003cem\u003eStates of Solidarity: How to Build a Society\u003c\/em\u003e makes the urgent case that solidarity is not a relic of the past but a foundational pillar for building just, democratic, and sustainable futures. While contemporary societies have invested heavily in debates about justice and institutional reform, they often overlook the social glue that binds people together in everyday life: solidarity. Without it, democratic legitimacy weakens, trust frays, and the collective capacity to act on shared problems-such as climate change, economic inequality, or the governance of digital technologies-gets lost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis timely and original monograph reclaims solidarity as a dynamic and generative social force. It explores how practices of mutual support, rooted in shared experiences and goals, can restore trust and cohesion in fragmented societies. Rather than reducing solidarity to charity or moral duty, it understands it as a deeply political practice that empowers people to shape their collective lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBringing conceptual clarity and empirical insight to bear, \u003cem\u003eStates of Solidarity\u003c\/em\u003e addresses three of the defining challenges of our time-environmental crisis, democratic erosion in economic governance, and digital transformations with the proliferation of artificial intelligence-through the lens of solidaristic institutions and relationships. It shows how hegemonic narratives and technocratic complexity often obstruct collective action, but also how grassroots movements and inclusive practices can reinvigorate democratic life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book ends with a powerful vision of the 'good state' in the 21st century-one that nurtures solidaristic ties, prioritises care and economic justice, and equips societies to thrive in conditions of uncertainty. \u003cem\u003eStates of Solidarity\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers to engage in a bold reimagining of what our political and economic systems could become, and why we must act together to build them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Prainsack\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198965350","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46021830770825,"sku":"9780198965350","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_23bb3fd8-3570-4031-8cd7-17bec07bcbea.jpg?v=1777408993","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/states-of-solidarity-how-to-build-a-society-9780198965350","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}