Re-Thinking Contemporary Political Behaviour: The Difference That Agency Makes

ISBN-13: 9781032241463 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 150 str.

Sadiya Akram

Opis

Proposing a novel approach to understanding the contemporary political landscape, Akram draws on the work of Pierre Bourdieu and Margaret Archer on agency and argues the need for an in-depth engagement with concepts of agency to improve the reach and scope of political analysis.

Spis treści

Introduction Part One Chapter 1. Political Participation: The Debate So Far Chapter 2. A Brief History of Agency Chapter 3. Agency: The Neglect of the Unconscious Chapter 4. Talking Heads? The Internal Political Conversation Part Two Chapter 5. Exploring Internal Political Conversations Chapter 6. Rioting: Criminal, Political or Post-political Act? Conclusion

O autorze

Sadiya Akram is a lecturer in political theory at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her articles have appeared in The British Journal of Sociology and The British Journal of Criminology and Public Administration.