“With superb insight, Benjamin Gregg melds theory and research in sociology and political science into an approach to communitarianism that in content advances the arguments of Amitai Etzioni and in form rivals the touch of Jeffrey Alexander. Gregg’s concept of ‘enlightened localism’ merits close attention by researchers and theorists alike.”—David Sciulli, author of Corporate Power in Civil Society ”The dividing line between liberalism and communitarianism is steadily eroding, as is evident in a number of recent books dealing with ‘liberal pluralism’ and the like. Thick Moralities, Thin Politics resolutely carries forward this trend. Written from a pragmatist perspective enriched by critical theory, the text articulates the conception of a public sphere composed of several communities with ‘thick moralities’ and held together by a framework of ‘thin’ political rules allowing for diversity and contestation. An important contribution to the debate about democratic multiculturalism.”—Fred R. Dallmayr, University of Notre Dame