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One Time, temporality and political thought

Abstract

This chapter draws on the ideas of Karl Marx and the more recent contributions of Antony Giddens and Paul Pierson to argue that if people are to understand the present and shape the political future, they need a sense of time and historical context. The discussion applies this to the development of welfare policies. It also identifies changes in the understanding of time itself, linking these to changes in both political theory and practice.

Abstract

This chapter draws on the ideas of Karl Marx and the more recent contributions of Antony Giddens and Paul Pierson to argue that if people are to understand the present and shape the political future, they need a sense of time and historical context. The discussion applies this to the development of welfare policies. It also identifies changes in the understanding of time itself, linking these to changes in both political theory and practice.

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents iii
  3. Acknowledgements vi
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Time, politics and society: mainstream perspectives
  6. Time, temporality and political thought 9
  7. Time culture(s) and the social nature of time 23
  8. Time use in capitalist societies 35
  9. Feminist perspectives: reframing the issues
  10. Women and men in feminist political thought 51
  11. Public and private in feminist political thought 67
  12. Feminist politics and welfare states 83
  13. Towards a feminist politics of time
  14. Time and temporality in feminist political thought 99
  15. ‘Women’s time’ 121
  16. Women and time use in contemporary capitalist societies 145
  17. The time(s) we want and the time(s) we’ve got: political implications and conclusions 169
  18. References 187
  19. Index 215
Gender and the politics of time
This chapter is in the book Gender and the politics of time
https://doi.org/10.56687/9781847422972-003

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents iii
  3. Acknowledgements vi
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Time, politics and society: mainstream perspectives
  6. Time, temporality and political thought 9
  7. Time culture(s) and the social nature of time 23
  8. Time use in capitalist societies 35
  9. Feminist perspectives: reframing the issues
  10. Women and men in feminist political thought 51
  11. Public and private in feminist political thought 67
  12. Feminist politics and welfare states 83
  13. Towards a feminist politics of time
  14. Time and temporality in feminist political thought 99
  15. ‘Women’s time’ 121
  16. Women and time use in contemporary capitalist societies 145
  17. The time(s) we want and the time(s) we’ve got: political implications and conclusions 169
  18. References 187
  19. Index 215
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