Published
Nov 15, 2022Page count
240 pagesISBN
978-1529211672Dimensions
216 x 138 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Nov 9, 2021Page count
240 pagesISBN
978-1529211665Dimensions
216 x 138 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Nov 9, 2021Page count
240 pagesISBN
978-1529211689Dimensions
Imprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Nov 9, 2021Page count
240 pagesISBN
978-1529211689Dimensions
Imprint
Bristol University Press
Woke Capitalism
Finalist for the 2022 George R. Terry Book Award
In the media
'Why progressive gestures from big business aren’t just useless – they’re dangerous' in The Guardian
'Prince Harry’s critics have a point: woke capitalism is no solution' in The Conversation
'The ‘war on woke’ pits corporate elites against conservatives. So who will win?' in The New Daily
'The woke business school' in The PRME Blog
'Getting woke to woke capitalism' on Transforming Society
'PODCAST: How woke capitalism is sabotaging democracy' on Transforming Society
'Is woke capitalism a threat to democracy?' in New Humanist
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2022
Does ‘woke capitalism’ improve capitalism’s image or does it threaten the future of democracy?
From Nike’s support for Colin Kaepernick, to Gillette’s engagement with the toxic masculinity debate, the 21st century has seen a sharp increase in corporations taking over public morality, a phenomenon which has come to be known as ‘woke capitalism’.
Carl Rhodes takes us on a lively and fascinating history of woke capitalism – from 1950s corporate social responsibility, through 1980s neoliberalism, tracing it alongside the adoption and mutation of the term ‘woke’ from Black American culture – and brings us right up to current-day debates.
By examining the political causes that woke capitalism has co-opted, and the social causes that it has not, he argues that this surreptitious extension of capitalism has serious implications for us all.
Carl Rhodes is Professor of Organization Studies at the University of Technology Sydney. He researches the ethical and democratic dimensions of business and work. Carl regularly writes for the mainstream and independent press on issues related to ethics, politics and the economy.
The Problem With Woke Capitalism
Corporate Populists
The Woke Reversal
Capitalism Goes Woke
Shareholder Primacy
A Wolf in Woke Clothing
All That Glitters is Not Green
The CEO Activist
The Race to Wokeness
Racial Capitalism/Woke Capitalism
The Best a Woke Corporation Can Be
The Right Hand Gives
Getting Woke to Woke Capitalism
