検索キーワード： "David Goodhart" 政治学・社会科学

A Financial Times best book of 2020, an “utterly compelling” (The Sunday Times, London) argument from leading political analyst David Goodhart about the severely imbalanced distribution of status and work in western societies. The coronavirus pandemic revealed what we ought to have already...

David Goodhart asks whether this transformation has been an unalloyed good. Increased opportunities for women, greater freedom and autonomy, and a more equal domestic sphere have brought considerable benefits. However, argues Goodhart, there have been losses as well as gains: liberal trends have produced negative consequences in family breakdown, children's mental health, and the undervaluing of care. Falling birthrates also present major demographic and social challenges.

Es muss erst eine Pandemie ausbrechen, damit wir merken, was unsere Gesellschaft zusammenhält. Worauf es wirklich ankommt, was "systemrelevant" ist. Die tägliche Versorgung mit Lebensmitteln ist es und die verlässliche medizinische Betreuung. Verkäuferinnen und Pflegekräfte - die neuen Helden des Alltags. So lange, bis sich dieser wieder normalisiert. Wir leben in einer Gesellschaft, in der kognitive, analytische Fähigkeiten am höchsten bewertet werden, höhere Bildung für möglichst viele ist erklärtes Ziel.

Trump has jangled nerves on both sides of the Atlantic. But for all the shouting, it is not at all clear yet whether he will have a major impact on U.S.–European relations.