Norbert Ebert
Biographic Data
| ID | 331666 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Norbert Ebert |
| GIVEN NAMES | Norbert |
| FAMILY NAME | Ebert |
| SIGNATURE | EBERT N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Macquarie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1177-168X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reflections on economic life under conditions of liquid modernity
This paper reflects on Zygmunt Bauman's concept of ‘liquid modernity’ as a social condition rooted in a deeper transformation of the human condition into social conditions. Rather than understanding liquidity simply as a late-modern outcome of economic or cultural change, the paper situates Bauman's diagnosis within a broader sociological account of existential precarity and the enduring human need to construct stable social orders. Drawing on Ba…
From Keynes' Possibilities to Contemporary Precarities: Reflections on the Origins of Our Economically and Politically Precarious Times
In his essay Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren John Maynard Keynes delineates an economic utopia where most work is done with the aid of technology. In contrast to pessimistic views associated with the term ‘technological unemployment’ today, Keynes offers an optimistic vision for work societies where technology facilitates more freedom from paid work. Keynes also envisaged a softening of the capitalist work ethic and achievement princ…
Critical economic theory and Maria Márkus's politicisation of needs
Like a message in a bottle, How Is Critical Economic Theory Possible? originally written in the late 1960s in Hungarian, has recently arrived on the shores of critical theory in the form of an English translation. As a critique of Marx's economic determinism, the authors aim to set Marxist thinking on a more realistic path. This article looks first, at what the authors think are flawed premises in Marx's work. Second, I sketch the contemporary ec…
Mess is more: Radical democracy and self-realisation in late-modern societies
The following discussion highlights the sociological relevance of Maria Márkus's work for the Budapest School's concept of 'radical democracy'. A brief historical sketch exhibits how the concept has emerged. It is in particular the 'messy' social conditions for equal and free forms of self-realisation in civil society that underpin radical democracy which are central in Maria Márkus's critique of the neoliberal state, identity formation and a gen…
Individualisation at Work: The Self Between Freedom and Social Pathologies
Individualisation has become an ambiguous, but defining feature of late modern societies and while it is in part characterised by an increase in individual autonomy and a sense of liberation, individuals are equally required to negotiate a fragmented, pluralised and ambiguous social order by themselves. This book sheds light on the processes and nature of contemporary individualisation, specifically exploring the manner in which it unfolds under …
Decent Society: Utopian Horizon or 'the Way Is the Goal
This article explores whether the notion of the decent society as a normative concept is applicable under late modern conditions of normative pluralization and individualization. My argument is that the strength of the concept does not primarily lie in its descriptive value. It is rather a 'utopian horizon' against which aspects of societies can be analysed. This analytical value can tell us something about the state of various facets of social l…
Decent Society: Utopian Horizon or 'the Way Is the Goal
This article explores whether the notion of the decent society as a normative concept is applicable under late modern conditions of normative pluralization and individualization. My argument is that the strength of the concept does not primarily lie in its descriptive value. It is rather a 'utopian horizon' against which aspects of societies can be analysed. This analytical value can tell us something about the state of various facets of social l…
Mess is more: Radical democracy and self-realisation in late-modern societies
The following discussion highlights the sociological relevance of Maria Márkus's work for the Budapest School's concept of 'radical democracy'. A brief historical sketch exhibits how the concept has emerged. It is in particular the 'messy' social conditions for equal and free forms of self-realisation in civil society that underpin radical democracy which are central in Maria Márkus's critique of the neoliberal state, identity formation and a gen…
Decent Society: Utopian Horizon or 'the Way Is the Goal
This article explores whether the notion of the decent society as a normative concept is applicable under late modern conditions of normative pluralization and individualization. My argument is that the strength of the concept does not primarily lie in its descriptive value. It is rather a 'utopian horizon' against which aspects of societies can be analysed. This analytical value can tell us something about the state of various facets of social l…
Individualisation at Work: The Self Between Freedom and Social Pathologies
Individualisation has become an ambiguous, but defining feature of late modern societies and while it is in part characterised by an increase in individual autonomy and a sense of liberation, individuals are equally required to negotiate a fragmented, pluralised and ambiguous social order by themselves. This book sheds light on the processes and nature of contemporary individualisation, specifically exploring the manner in which it unfolds under …
Mess is more: Radical democracy and self-realisation in late-modern societies
The following discussion highlights the sociological relevance of Maria Márkus's work for the Budapest School's concept of 'radical democracy'. A brief historical sketch exhibits how the concept has emerged. It is in particular the 'messy' social conditions for equal and free forms of self-realisation in civil society that underpin radical democracy which are central in Maria Márkus's critique of the neoliberal state, identity formation and a gen…
From Keynes' Possibilities to Contemporary Precarities: Reflections on the Origins of Our Economically and Politically Precarious Times
In his essay Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren John Maynard Keynes delineates an economic utopia where most work is done with the aid of technology. In contrast to pessimistic views associated with the term ‘technological unemployment’ today, Keynes offers an optimistic vision for work societies where technology facilitates more freedom from paid work. Keynes also envisaged a softening of the capitalist work ethic and achievement princ…
Critical economic theory and Maria Márkus's politicisation of needs
Like a message in a bottle, How Is Critical Economic Theory Possible? originally written in the late 1960s in Hungarian, has recently arrived on the shores of critical theory in the form of an English translation. As a critique of Marx's economic determinism, the authors aim to set Marxist thinking on a more realistic path. This article looks first, at what the authors think are flawed premises in Marx's work. Second, I sketch the contemporary ec…
Reflections on economic life under conditions of liquid modernity
This paper reflects on Zygmunt Bauman's concept of ‘liquid modernity’ as a social condition rooted in a deeper transformation of the human condition into social conditions. Rather than understanding liquidity simply as a late-modern outcome of economic or cultural change, the paper situates Bauman's diagnosis within a broader sociological account of existential precarity and the enduring human need to construct stable social orders. Drawing on Ba…
Sociology (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Critical Theory and Philosophy (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Capitalism (2 works) · Critical theory (2 works) · Economics (2 works)