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Politics and the emotions : the affective turn in contemporary political studies /
Politics and the Emotions is a unique collection of essays that reflects the affective turn in the analysis of todays 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 emoti...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Continuum,
©2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Halftitle; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; 1 Introduction; Social science and human feelings; Conceptual distinctions; Feelings in politics: some themes; A typology of political feelings; Chapter by chapter; References; Part 1 Emotion, antagonism and deliberation; 2 Passionate participation; Introduction; Emotions, identity and social movements; Deliberation; Social movement activists in deliberative forums; Deliberating with care; Conclusion; References; 3 Deliberative rituals; Introduction; Developing 'project identities'
- The organization of identifi cationIntroducing identity claims; Transition rituals: rousing emotional energy; Prolonged feelings of excitement?; Creative identity formation: some characteristics; The dark side of group identification; Conclusion; Emotional democracy: some afterthoughts; References; Part 2 Politics and fear; 4 The liberalism of fear and the desire for peace; References; 5 Mobilizing fear; Notes; References; Part 3 The affective dimension of political mobilization; 6 Political despair; Despair's emergence; Feeling despair; The workings of despair; Despair and activism?
- Despair's potentialNotes; References; 7 Building On A Firm Foundation Of Tolerance And Love?'; Introduction; Emotional refl exivity in politics; Challenging rational politics; Political subjects: unity and emotional commitment; Feminist emotionality; Conclusion; Notes; References; Part 4 The politics of reparation; 8 The apology in politics; Introduction; The apology and emotions; The emergence of the apology; Philosophical and conceptual questions; Ideology and the political response to the apology; The utility of the apology; Conclusion; Notes; References; 9 Peace-building in Sierra Leone.
- IntroductionWhat are emotions?; An emotional history of the civil war in Sierra Leone; Peace building through state building: the failure to address the emotional legacy of the war; Addressing the emotional legacy of the civil war: community-based indigenous approaches; Concluding observations: security, trust and hope
- the emotional requirements for coexistence; Notes; References; Part 5 Politics and the triumph of the therapeutic; 10 The therapeutic fantasy; References; 11 The slippery slope and the emancipation of emotions; Introduction.
- On good societies and regimes of manners and emotionsThe disciplinary forces of state formation and market expansion; The moral solidity of nineteenth-century bourgeois men; The fear of the slippery slope: the rise of a second-nature type of personality; The longing for total belonging and total control; Rising social and psychic control over superiority feelings and displays; The slippery slope rejuvenated; 'To strive after nature': the constraint to be unconstrained; Emancipation of emotions
- rise of a 'third-nature' personality; Feelings of superiority and inferiority: a counter-trend?