Social policy and political theory are based upon rationalist models of the human subject. Drawing particularly upon contemporary Kleinian and feminist political theory the author explores the powerful role that emotions such as love, hate and fear play in the development of the human subject. From this base the book then examines a range of contemporary issues such as employment, dependency, care and generosity, conflict and oppression which are relevant to struggles around the welfare state.
Social policy and political theory are based upon rationalist models of the human subject. Drawing particularly upon contemporary Kleinian and feminis...
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...
Politics and the Emotions is a unique collection of essays that reflects the affective turn in the analysis of today's political world.
This title explores the ways in which front-line professionals, working with communities, identify and address the dilemmas inherent in the current policy context.
This title explores the ways in which front-line professionals, working with communities, identify and address the dilemmas inherent in the current po...
