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The New State

Mary Parker Follett

BOOK TYPE
Essays
READING TIME
About 8.6 hours
WORDS
103,306
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The theory of group organization is formulated and applied in an attempt to design a truly democratic political state.

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  1. Titlepage
  2. Imprint
  3. Introduction
  4. The New State
    1. Part I: The Group Principle
      1. I: The Group and the New Psychology
      2. II: The Group Process: The Collective Idea
      3. III: The Group Process: The Collective Idea (Continued)
      4. IV: The Group Process: The Collective Feeling
      5. V: The Group Process: The Collective Will
      6. VI: The Unity of the Social Process
      7. VII: The Individual
      8. VIII: Who Is the Free Man?
      9. IX: The New Individualism
      10. X: Society
      11. XI: The Self-and-Others Illusion
      12. XII: The Crowd Fallacy
      13. XIII: The Secret of Progress
      14. XIV: The Group Principle at Work
      15. XV: From Contract to Community
    2. Part II: The Traditional Democracy
      1. XVI: Democracy Not “Liberty” and “Equality”: Our Political Dualism
      2. XVII: Democracy Not the Majority: Our Political Fallacy
      3. XVIII: Democracy Not the Crowd: Our Popular Delusion
      4. XIX: The True Democracy
      5. XX: The Growth of Democracy in America
      6. XXI: After Direct Government—What?
    3. Part III: Group Organization Democracy’s Method
      1. I: The Neighborhood Group
        1. XXII: Neighborhood Needs the Basis of Politics
        2. XXIII: An Integrated Neighborhood
        3. XXIV: Neighborhood Organization vs. Party Organization I
        4. XXV: Neighborhood Organization vs. Party Organization II
        5. XXVI: Neighborhood Organization vs. Party Organization III
        6. XXVII: From Neighborhood to Nation: The Unifying State
      2. II: The Occupational Group
        1. XXVIII: Political Pluralism
        2. XXIX: Political Pluralism and Sovereignty
        3. XXX: Political Pluralism and Functionalism
        4. XXXI: Political Pluralism and the True Federal State
        5. XXXII: Political Pluralism (Concluded)
        6. XXXIII: Increasing Recognition of the Occupational Group
    4. Part III: The Dual Aspect of the Group
      1. XXXIV: The Moral State and Creative Citizenship
      2. XXXV: The World State
    5. Appendix
  5. Endnotes
  6. Colophon
  7. Uncopyright

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SOURCE PUBLICATION DATE
2024-07-22
SOURCE EDITION UPDATED
2026-08-04
ADDED TO iREADALL
2026-10-13
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  • Unberto Boccioni (art)
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