Emotion, Politics And Society

by Clarke, Simon; Hoggett, Paul; Thompson, Simon

• ISBN13: 9781403996817
• ISBN10: 1403996814
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-09-04
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Emotion, Politics and Society critically addresses the intersection between power, politics and the emotions. This is a very timely project given the centrality of mass emotions such as fear and humiliation on the world stage today. Challenging traditional dichotomies which counterpose rationalist to non-rationalist epistemologies, it offers a sustained argument for a more complete and integrated rationalism and helps us understand emotions in contemporary social and political life, for example, racism, populism, mass grief, political protest and processes of paranoia and terror.

Author Biography

SIMON CLARKE is Reader in Psycho-Social Studies and Co-Director of the Centre for Psycho-Social Studies, PAUL HOGGETT is Professor of Politics and Director of the Centre for Psycho-Social Studies, and SIMON THOMPSON is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and Director for the Centre for Critical Theory, all at the University of the West of England.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Notes on Contributors	viii
Part I: The Foundations
1 The Study of Emotion: An Introduction	3	(11)
Simon Clarke, Paul Hoggett and Simon Thompson
2 Emotions and the Microfoundations of Politics: Rethinking Ends and Means	14	(17)
James M. Jasper
3 Emotions in Politics: From the Ballot to Suicide Terrorism	31	(28)
Jack Barbalet
Part II: The Applications
4 Applying Theory in Practice: Politics and Emotions in Everyday Life	59	(11)
Simon Clarke, Paul Haggett and Simon Thompson
5 Envy and Ressentiment	70	(14)
Simon Clarke
6 Hatred of Thought	84	(19)
C. Fred Alford
7 Emotions and Populism	103	(20)
Nicolas Demertzis
8 Anger and the Struggle for Justice	123	(22)
Simon Thompson
9 Pity, Compassion, Solidarity	145	(17)
Paul Hoggett
10 Moving Forward in the Study of Emotions: Some Conclusions	162	(14)
Simon Clarke, Paul Hoggett and Simon Thompson
Bibliography	176	(13)
Index	189