Conceptualising Community

1. Introduction
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Part I. Conceiving Community and Sociality

2. The Social Science Approach to Sociality and Community
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3. Social Capital and New Forms of Trust
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4. The Third Way and Communitarians
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5. Foucault and Cultural Discourses
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Part II. Current Conceptions — Problems with Method

6. The Individual/State Axis
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7. Mechanistic Theory and the Social
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Part III. New Conceptions — Community through Sociality

8. Arendt: Sociality and Community on its Own Terms
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9. Community through Sociality
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10. Conclusion: Looking Forward
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Keywords: Social Sciences, Social Theory, Sociology, general