The Return of the Common Good

Stefan Borg’s superb treatment of the rise of “postliberal” theory moves beyond polemics, offering a careful and fair inspection what has sent others to extremes of praise and rage. Investigating postliberalism in two places, The Return of the Common Good also probes its implications for international politics and gender and sexuality. The result is an indispensable guide to a current debate. Samuel Moyn, author of Liberalism against Itself A superb synthesis of startling conceptual clarity and scholarly rigour. Borg has written the best book to date on the origins and outlook of post-liberalism. He establishes definitively that the British and American strands of post-liberal politics differ fundamentally on pluralism and capitalism. A vital contribution to understanding one of the most influential intellectual and political projects of our times. Adrian Pabst, author of Postliberal Politics The rise of the post-liberal project gains momentum and is attracting a great deal of interest. Until now, however, it has been the subject of hastily written opinion pieces and polemical disputes, rather than rigorous scholarly analysis. This urgently needed publication finally puts an end to that. It is thoroughly researched, well-argued, and illuminating. Anyone seeking to understand post-liberalism must read this book. Veith Selk, author of Demokratiedämmerung. Eine Kritik der Demokratietheorie