Who Needs Civil Society?  

Distinctions between public and private have been central to feminist analysis. Distinctions between civil society and the state are far less frequently invoked. Does feminism need a concept of civil society? It certainly does not need what is presented in …





Why Worry about Multiculturalism  

Why do we worry so much about multiculturalism? The “we” is, as usual, deceptive, for worries about multiculturalism come from different and incompatible directions. For some people, the main complaint is that too many people from minority cultures have been …



Images of Fraternity  

In the gloom of present-day politics, socialists may well lose themselves in nostalgic dreams of fraternity. We feel hemmed in by a world of self-interest, and we experience the daily weakening of those bonds of class and community that gave …