Abstract
This paper deals with Amitai Etzioni's thought and social theory or New Communitarian thinking. New Communitarian thinking has nothing to do with oppressive old-fashioned communities. It advocates the balancing of autonomous individuals and orderly communities. By so doing, it tries to modify present world-wide libertarian tendency, which has broken down the “common goods”. It seeks to establish a new community concept and new community relationships among members. First, this paper introduces the New Communitarian way of thinking. Second, it compares this with another political and sociological thought.
