Politics and the emotions
Subtitle: the affective turn in contemporary political studies
By: edited by Paul Hoggett and Simon Thompson
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9781441173812; 9781441119261
Subjects: Political aspects; Philosophy; Emotions; Political science
Description: "Politics and the Emotions is a unique collection of essays that reflects the affective turn in the analysis of today's political world. Contributed by both prominent and younger scholars from Europe, US, and Australia, the book aims to advance the debate on the relation between politics and the emotions. To do so, essays are organized around five key thematic areas: emotion, antagonism and deliberation, the politics of fear, the affective dimension of political mobilization, the politics of reparation, and politics and the triumph of the therapeutic. In addition, each chapter includes a case study to demonstrate the application of concepts to practical issues, from the war on terror in the UK and the AIDS activist organization ACT UP in the US to women's liberation movement in New Zealand and Dutch policy experiments. Politics and the Emotions provides an accessible introduction to a rapidly developing field that will appeal to students in political theory, public and social policy, as well as the theory and practice of democracy."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Paul Hoggett and Simon Thompson; title: Emotion, antagonism and deliberation. Passionate participation: emotional experiences and expressions in deliberative forums / Marion Barnes; title: Deliberative rituals: emotional energy and enthusiasm in debating landscape renewal / Bas van Stokkom; title: Politics and fear. The liberalism of fear and the desire for peace / Michael Northcott; title: Mobilizing fear: U.S. politics before and after 9/11/ Scott Lucas; title: The affective dimension of political mobilization; title: Political despair / Deborah B. Gould; title: "Building on a firm foundation of tolerance and love?" emotional reflexivity in feminist political processes / Mary Holmes; title: The politics of reparation. The apology in politics / Michael Cunningham; title: Peace-building in Sierra Leone: the emotional dimension / Steven Kaindaneh and Andrew Rigby; title: Politics and the triumph of the therapeutic. The therapeutic fantasy: self-love and quick wins / Tim Dartington; title: The slippery slope and the emancipation of emotions / Cas Wouters.