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September 11, Social Theory and Democratic Politics

Douglas Kellner

University of California, Los Angeles

In an analysis of the September 11 terror attacks on the US, I want first to suggest how certain dominant social theories were put in question during the momentous and world-shaking events of fall 2001. I take up the claim that `everything has changed' in the wake of September 11 and attempt to indicate both changes and continuities to avoid one-sided exaggerations and ideological simplicities. I conclude with reflections on the implications of September 11 and the subsequent Afghanistan Terror War for critical social theory and democratic politics, envisaging a new global movement against terrorism and militarism and for democracy, peace, environmentalism and social justice.

Key Words: Afghanistan • Barber • Fukuyama • Huntington • media • Terror War

Theory, Culture & Society, Vol. 19, No. 4, 147-159 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/0263276402019004011
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