Medborgardygd : Den europeiska staden och det offentliga rummets etos
Civic virtue : The European city and the ethos of public space
Author
Summary, in English
The city has, however, not only been an expression of civic harmony. Throughout history it has also been an arena for antagonism and conflict and through its spatial configuration an expression of power, dominance and control. Between these analytical extremes—between the city as civic public life and the city as authoritarian control—the author tells a vivid story of the European city drawing on various examples across time and space. On a more abstract level, the book argues for the importance of using both normative and empirical theories in an attempt to give meaning to a complex reality. Moreover, a comprehensive use of methodological ideal types provides a pragmatic stance in the classical debate between realism and relativism in the philosophy of science.
Department/s
Publishing year
2002
Language
Swedish
Publication/Series
Lund Political Studies
Issue
126
Full text
Document type
Dissertation
Publisher
Natur och kultur
Topic
- Political Science
Keywords
- Novgorod
- Florence
- European history
- ideal type
- city
- justice
- temperance
- fortitude
- prudence
- friendship
- citizenship
- citizen
- Aristotle
- civic virtues
- Problem of order
- virtue ethics
- Moscow.
- Political and administrative sciences
- Statsvetenskap
- förvaltningskunskap
Status
Published
Supervisor
- [unknown] [unknown]
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0460-0037
- ISBN: 91-27-09408-1
Defence date
7 June 2002
Defence time
10:15
Defence place
Edens hörsal, 1 våningen, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen.
Opponent
- Bo Lindensjö (Docent)