Fear of breakdown : politics and psychoanalysis /

Noëlle McAfee uses psychoanalytic theory to explore the subterranean anxieties behind current crises and the ways in which democratic practices can help work through seemingly intractable political conflicts. Fear of Breakdown contends that politics needs something that only psychoanalysis has been...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McAfee, Noëlle, 1960- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]
Colección:New directions in critical theory.
Temas:
Democracy > Psychological aspects.
Deliberative democracy.
Psychoanalysis > Political aspects.
Political psychology.
Critical theory.
Démocratie délibérative.
Psychanalyse > Aspect politique.
Psychologie politique.
Théorie critique.
critical theories (dialectical critiques)
critical theory (sociological concept)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
PSYCHOLOGY > Movements > Psychoanalysis.
Political psychology
Critical theory
Deliberative democracy
Democracy > Psychological aspects
Psychoanalysis > Political aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Noëlle McAfee uses psychoanalytic theory to explore the subterranean anxieties behind current crises and the ways in which democratic practices can help work through seemingly intractable political conflicts. Fear of Breakdown contends that politics needs something that only psychoanalysis has been able to offer: an understanding of how to work through anxieties, ambiguity, fragility, and loss in order to create a more democratic politics.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 292 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780231549912
0231549911

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