Rarely has actual research on identity formation been used to examine what people want out of politics, though many feel that it is impossible to gain an understanding of politics without examining the role of identity. This book aims to provide the conceptual foundations for a theory of politics and public policy. The author explores the empirical conceptualizations of identity by Erik Erikson and the more recent observations of Carol Gilligan and other feminist writers. He brings these together with social psychological findings on identity and shows what it all means for democracy in a...
Rarely has actual research on identity formation been used to examine what people want out of politics, though many feel that it is impossible to gain...
