Nicholas Gane
Nicholas Gane is Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick, UK. He has published books on Max Weber, the future of social theory, and new media theory. More recently, his work has addressed the history of neoliberalism and the basis of corporate freedoms and powers.
Address: Department of Sociology
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL
Address: Department of Sociology
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL
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Books by Nicholas Gane
The topics covered include: liquid modernization and the individualization of the society; the shift towards global forms of chaos and complexity; the displacement of the social into global city networks; the shift away from a theory of the social to a theory of space; the transformation of society with the rise of new technology; the continuing influence of historical forms of political power; society as a gendered idea; and society as a product of Empire.
Papers by Nicholas Gane
crisis: quantitative easing. First, it provides a brief history and overview of the operation of quantitative
easing. Second, it examines the neoliberal basis of this monetary policy by analysing its institutional
design and looking, in brief, at the post-crisis relationship between the Bank of England and the UK
Treasury. Third, it places into question the relationship between quantitative easing and social inequality.
Fourth, it uses the work of Hyman Minsky to address the broader role of central banks in the face of
financial crisis. In conclusion, it is argued that it is necessary to engage critically with initiatives such
as quantitative easing rather than to describe and document the social inequalities they both generate
and help reproduce.
The topics covered include: liquid modernization and the individualization of the society; the shift towards global forms of chaos and complexity; the displacement of the social into global city networks; the shift away from a theory of the social to a theory of space; the transformation of society with the rise of new technology; the continuing influence of historical forms of political power; society as a gendered idea; and society as a product of Empire.
crisis: quantitative easing. First, it provides a brief history and overview of the operation of quantitative
easing. Second, it examines the neoliberal basis of this monetary policy by analysing its institutional
design and looking, in brief, at the post-crisis relationship between the Bank of England and the UK
Treasury. Third, it places into question the relationship between quantitative easing and social inequality.
Fourth, it uses the work of Hyman Minsky to address the broader role of central banks in the face of
financial crisis. In conclusion, it is argued that it is necessary to engage critically with initiatives such
as quantitative easing rather than to describe and document the social inequalities they both generate
and help reproduce.