Political (Dis)Engagement: The Changing Nature of the 'Political'

ISBN-13: 9781447317012 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 276 str.

Nathan Manning

Opis

In what ways are the meaning and practice of politics changing? Why might so many people feel dissatisfied with and disaffected by electoral politics? What approaches do political activists use to raise issues and mobilize people for action? What role do the Internet and social media play in contemporary citizenship and activism? This truly interdisciplinary book offers answers to all of these questions. Bringing together international academics, political activists, and campaigners, it explores the meaning of politics and citizenship in contemporary society and the current forms of political (dis)engagement. This book offers a rare dialogue between analysts and activists and will be especially valuable to academics and students across the social sciences, in particular sociology and political science.

Spis treści

Introduction ~ Nathan Manning; PART ONE The changing landscape of politics; Does participation always have a democratic spirit? ~ Michele Micheletti; Love always wins: All Out’s campaign for equality everywhere ~ Andre Banks; Social media and political participation: BBC World Service and the Arabic Spring ~ Marie Gillespie, Nesrine Abdel Sattar and Mina Lami; PART TWO Contemporary political (dis)engagements; Feeling politics: the importance of emotions for understanding electoral (dis)engagement ~ Nathan Manning; UK Uncut: direct action against austerity ~ Tim Street; Doubly Disillusioned? Young Muslims and mainstream British politics ~ Parveen Akhtar; PART THREE The politics of identity and marginalisation; Political engagement among ethnic minority young people: exploring new grammars of action ~ Therese O’Toole; 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere' ~ Francine Fernandes; Political participation is self-interest... but not in the way you might think ~ Stephen Reicher, Yashpal Jogdand and Caoimhe Ryan; Conclusion: politics as an open-ended process ~ Nathan Manning.