Terry Maley

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Department of Politics

Associate Professor

Office: 652 South Ross Building
Phone: 416-736-2100 Ext: 44523
Email: maley@yorku.ca

Degrees

MA Social and Political Thought, York University
PhD Political Science, University of Toronto

Research Interests

Politics and Government , My research interests lie in the areas of Critical Theory (Marcuse and Adorno), radical democratic theory (Sheldon Wolin), twentieth century political and social thought (Max Weber, Hannah Arendt), Marx and 20th century Marxism, theories of the state and neoliberalism. Global democratic, ecological, social and protest movements are also key areas of interest. I have also taught and written about Canadian political economy and public policy in a global context, with a focus on the transformative democratic potential of alternative, participatory community–based budget processes.

Books

Publication

Year

Democracy and the Political in Max Weber’s Thought, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press) 2011

2011

Editor (with Asher Horowitz), The Barbarism of Reason: Max Weber and the Twilight of Enlightenment, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1994).

1994

Journal Articles

Publication

Year

“Participatory Budgeting and the Radical Imagination: In Europe but not in Canada?”, Affinities: A Journal of Radical Theory, Culture and Action , v. 4, n. 2, fall, 2010, pp. 1–35.

2010

“Max Weber and the Iron Cage of Technology”, Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, v. 24, n. 1, Feb., 2004, pp. 69–87.

Other

Publication

Year

“Culture, Pathology and the Self in Max Weber”, Jerome Braun, ed. Social Pathologies in Cross Cultural Perspective, (Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 1995).

1995

“The Politics of Time: Subjectivity and Modernity in Max Weber”, in Asher Horowitz and Terry Maley, eds. The Barbarism of Reason: Max Weber and the Twilight of Enlightenment, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1994) pp. 139-168.

1994

“Introduction”, (co–authored with Asher Horowitz) to The Barbarism of Reason: Max Weber and the Twilight of Enlightenment, Asher Horowitz and Terry Maley, eds. (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1994) pp. 1–18.

1994

“Space out of Time: ‘Schizophrenia’ and the Cultural Logic of Modernity in Max Weber’s Thought”, Jerome Braun, ed. Psychological Aspects of Modernity, (Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 1993).

1993

Approach to Teaching

My teaching interests lie in the areas of Critical Theory (Marcuse and Adorno), radical democratic theory (Sheldon Wolin), history of political thought and twentieth century political and social thought (Max Weber, Hannah Arendt). Global democratic protest movements (ecological, democratic, feminist) are also key areas of interest in my courses. This year(2016-17) I am teaching the Winter term of POLS 2900, Perspectives on Politics, which is a required second year Political Theory course. At the graduate level, I rotate between three course: GS POLS 6070 3.0 The Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School - Marcuse Adorno and Horkheimer. I will be teaching this course in the fall term of 2017. My other graduate courses are: Critiques of Totality and Democracy, Capitalism and the Political.

Upcoming Courses

Term	Course Number	Section	Title	Type
Fall 2025	GS/POLS6070 3.0	A	Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School	SEMR
Fall/Winter 2025	GS/POLS6010 6.0	A	Symposium In Political Theory	SEMR

Degrees

MA Social and Political Thought, York University
PhD Political Science, University of Toronto

Research Interests

All Publications

Books

Publication

Year

Democracy and the Political in Max Weber’s Thought, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press) 2011

2011

Editor (with Asher Horowitz), The Barbarism of Reason: Max Weber and the Twilight of Enlightenment, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1994).

1994

Journal Articles

Publication

Year

“Participatory Budgeting and the Radical Imagination: In Europe but not in Canada?”, Affinities: A Journal of Radical Theory, Culture and Action , v. 4, n. 2, fall, 2010, pp. 1–35.

2010

“Max Weber and the Iron Cage of Technology”, Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, v. 24, n. 1, Feb., 2004, pp. 69–87.

Other

Publication

Year

“Culture, Pathology and the Self in Max Weber”, Jerome Braun, ed. Social Pathologies in Cross Cultural Perspective, (Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 1995).

1995

1994

“Space out of Time: ‘Schizophrenia’ and the Cultural Logic of Modernity in Max Weber’s Thought”, Jerome Braun, ed. Psychological Aspects of Modernity, (Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 1993).

1993

Approach to Teaching

Upcoming Courses

Term	Course Number	Section	Title	Type
Fall 2025	GS/POLS6070 3.0	A	Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School	SEMR
Fall/Winter 2025	GS/POLS6010 6.0	A	Symposium In Political Theory	SEMR