Politics and the Emotions : The affective turn in contemporary political studies

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 Includes A Case Study To Demonstrate The Application Of Concepts To Practical Issues, From The War On Terror In The Uk And The Aids Activist Organization Act Up In The Us To Women's Liberation Movement In New Zealand And Dutch Policy Experiments. Politics And The Emotions Provides An Accessible Introduction To A Rapidly Developing Field That Will Appeal To Students In Political Theory, Public And Social Policy, As Well As The Theory And Practice Of Democracy.--publisher's Website. Introduction / Paul Hoggett And Simon Thompson -- Emotion, Antagonism And Deliberation. Passionate Participation: Emotional Experiences And Expressions In Deliberative Forums / Marion Barnes -- Deliberative Rituals: Emotional Energy And Enthusiasm In Debating Landscape Renewal / Bas Van Stokkom -- Politics And Fear. The Liberalism Of Fear And The Desire For Peace / Michael Northcott -- Mobilizing Fear: U.s. Politics Before And After 9/11/ Scott Lucas -- The Affective Dimension Of Political Mobilization -- Political Despair / Deborah B. Gould -- Building On A Firm Foundation Of Tolerance And Love? Emotional Reflexivity In Feminist Political Processes / Mary Holmes -- The Politics Of Reparation. The Apology In Politics / Michael Cunningham -- Peace-building In Sierra Leone: The Emotional Dimension / Steven Kaindaneh And Andrew Rigby -- Politics And The Triumph Of The Therapeutic. The Therapeutic Fantasy: Self-love And Quick Wins / Tim Dartington -- The Slippery Slope And The Emancipation Of Emotions / Cas Wouters. Edited By Paul Hoggett And Simon Thompson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover 1 Halftitle 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Acknowledgements 8 List of contributors 10 1 Introduction 14 Social science and human feelings 14 Conceptual distinctions 15 Feelings in politics: some themes 17 A typology of political feelings 20 Chapter by chapter 25 References 29 Part 1 Emotion, antagonism and deliberation 34 2 Passionate participation 36 Introduction 36 Emotions, identity and social movements 38 Deliberation 42 Social movement activists in deliberative forums 44 Deliberating with care 47 Conclusion 50 References 51 3 Deliberative rituals 54 Introduction 54 Developing ‘project identities’ 56 The organization of identifi cation 58 Introducing identity claims 60 Transition rituals: rousing emotional energy 61 Prolonged feelings of excitement? 63 Creative identity formation: some characteristics 64 The dark side of group identification 65 Conclusion 66 Emotional democracy: some afterthoughts 67 References 69 Part 2 Politics and fear 72 4 The liberalism of fear and the desire for peace 74 References 89 5 Mobilizing fear 92 Notes 101 References 102 Part 3 The affective dimension of political mobilization 106 6 Political despair 108 Despair’s emergence 109 Feeling despair 111 The workings of despair 114 Despair and activism? 119 Despair’s potential 122 Notes 123 References 125 7 Building On A Firm Foundation Of Tolerance And Love?’ 128 Introduction 128 Emotional refl exivity in politics 129 Challenging rational politics 132 Political subjects: unity and emotional commitment 135 Feminist emotionality 137 Conclusion 144 Notes 145 References 146 Part 4 The politics of reparation 150 8 The apology in politics 152 Introduction 152 The apology and emotions 153 The emergence of the apology 156 Philosophical and conceptual questions 157 Ideology and the political response to the apology 160 The utility of the apology 163 Conclusion 166 Notes 166 References 166 9 Peace-building in Sierra Leone 170 Introduction 170 What are emotions? 171 An emotional history of the civil war in Sierra Leone 174 Peace building through state building: the failure to address the emotional legacy of the war 179 Addressing the emotional legacy of the civil war: community-based indigenous approaches 182 Concluding observations: security, trust and hope – the emotional requirements for coexistence 185 Notes 188 References 190 Part 5 Politics and the triumph of the therapeutic 194 10 The therapeutic fantasy 196 References 210 11 The slippery slope and the emancipation of emotions 212 Introduction 212 On good societies and regimes of manners and emotions 213 The disciplinary forces of state formation and market expansion 216 The moral solidity of nineteenth-century bourgeois men 217 The fear of the slippery slope: the rise of a second-nature type of personality 218 The longing for total belonging and total control 220 Rising social and psychic control over superiority feelings and displays 222 The slippery slope rejuvenated 223 ‘To strive after nature’: the constraint to be unconstrained 224 Emancipation of emotions – rise of a ‘third-nature’ personality 225 Feelings of superiority and inferiority: a counter-trend? 227 Notes 228 References 229 Index 230 Organized around five key themes, this title offers a survey of the affective turn in contemporary political science. It reflects the affective turn in the analysis of political world. It intends to advance the debate on the relation between politics and the emotions.