Beyond Woke and Anti-Woke

Many rail against woke ideology. Others dismiss the backlash as a rebranding of conservative concerns. Taking a third way, this book argues that social justice ideology centres identity and direct action and expands concepts of harm, distinguishing it from liberalism. Drawing on the latest datasets, Beyond Woke and Anti-Woke offers a sober, evidence-based account of the ideology's emergence.

As women and minorities have gained visibility and new generations have come of age, progressive ideologies have shifted under pressure. Post-2008 economic crises weakened liberalism, giving social justice ideology mass appeal.

Amid polarized debates over woke culture, this is a vital resource for scholars and students seeking an objective study of social justice ideology beyond the usual culture-war framing.