Together
* Book: Together. By Richard Sennett. (2012)
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Nina Witoszek:
"As Richard Sennett argues in his bestseller Together (2012), one of the problems of globalization is that it has perverted cooperation in the name of solidarity. Solidarity—the Left’s traditional response to the evils of capitalism—is as attractive as it is illusive. Its perverse power lies in in the “us-against-them” mentality, which is indeed mobilizing but also exclusive and occasionally even aggressive. By contrast, cooperation is a form of interaction which transcends dichotomies and lives with difference in the name of work for the greater good. In most (neo)liberal democracies, social cooperation has been thwarted by the new forms of capitalism, detached from government control—and from responsibilities to others on the ground—especially during times of economic crisis."