Hanzi Freinacht

  • Hanzi Freinacht is the pen name of Daniel Görtz, a Swedish intellectual and political theorist.

  • He is known for his work on metamodernism and developmental politics.

  • Freinacht's writing style is described as engaging and provocative, blending academic rigor with a more informal, sometimes bratty tone.

  • His ideas draw from various fields, including developmental psychology, sociology, and political philosophy.

  • Freinacht is critical of both modern and postmodern ideologies, advocating for a synthesis that he calls metamodernism.

  • His work, particularly "The Listening Society" and "Nordic Ideology," has gained attention for proposing radical new approaches to societal organization and governance, rooted in Scandinavian social democratic traditions but pushing far beyond them.

Books by Hanzi Freinacht