THE WORKING SOVEREIGN
Robert Misik in conversation with Axel Honneth
THE WORKING SOVEREIGN
A normative theory of labour
What role does the organisation of labour relations play in securing the existence of a democratic community? This is the question that Axel Honneth explores in his new major monograph, the key concepts of which are »social labour« and »social division of labour«. His central thesis is that participation in democratic decision-making is linked to the prerequisite of a transparent and fairly regulated division of labour.
Where should a policy of labour be applied today in order to counteract the emerging grievances and contribute to an urgently needed revitalisation of democratic participation?
Axel Honneth, social philosopher
Robert Misik, Author and journalist
Axel Honneth, born in 1949, is Jack C. Weinstein is Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University in New York. He was awarded the Ernst Bloch Prize in 2015 and the Bruno Kreisky Prize for the Political Book in 2016 for The Idea of Socialism. In 2021, he gave his highly acclaimed Benjamin Lectures in Berlin on the subject of this book.
Axel Honneth:
The Labouring Sovereign. A normative theory of labour
Suhrkamp Verlag, March 2023, ISBN 978-3-518-58797-3, € 30,-