Emotions in Politics [electronic resource] : The Affect Dimension in Political Tension /
Demertzis, N.editor.
Prompted by the 'affective turn' within the entire spectrum of the social sciences, this books brings together the twin disciplines of political psychology and the political sociology of emotions to explore the complex relationship between politics and emotion at both the mass and individual level with special focus on cases of political tension.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction: Theorizing the Emotions-Politics Nexus; 2 The Theory of Affective Intelligence and Liberal Politics; 3 Understanding Anxiety and Aversion: The Origins and Consequences of Affectivity in Political Campaigns; 4 Inside Stories: Oscar Wilde, Jean Améry, Nelson Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi; 5 Repression of Emotion: A Danger to Modern Societies?; 6 Feeling the Greek Financial Crisis; 7 Extreme Nationalism and the Hatred of the Liberal State
8 Trauma and the Politics of Fear: Europe at the Crossroads9 Collective Fear and Societal Change; 10 Emotions of Protest; 11 Revolutionary Potential under Soviet-Type Regimes: The Role of Emotions in Explaining Transitions and Non-Transitions; 12 Affects in the Arab Uprisings; 13 Emotions and Nationalism: A Reappraisal; Conclusion; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prompted by the 'affective turn' within the entire spectrum of the social sciences, this books brings together the twin disciplines of political psychology and the political sociology of emotions to explore the complex relationship between politics and emotion at both the mass and individual level with special focus on cases of political tension.
Political theory.
Political philosophy.
Sociology.
Political science.
Personality.
Social psychology.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
Political Theory.
Political Philosophy.
Sociology, general.
Political Science.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Social Theory.