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.

List of Contributors1. IntroductionPaul Hoggett and Simon ThompsonPart I. Emotion, Antagonism and Deliberation2. Passionate Participation: Emotional Experiences and Expressions in Deliberative ForumsMarion Barnes     3. Deliberative Rituals: Emotional Energy and Enthusiasm in Debating Landscape RenewalBas van StokkomPart II. Politics and Fear4. The Liberalism of Fear and the Desire for PeaceMichael Northcott   5. Mobilizing Fear: U.S. Politics Before and After 9/11Scott LucasPart III. The Affective Dimension of Political Mobilization6. Political DespairDeborah B. Gould7. "Building on a Firm Foundation of Tolerance and Love?" Emotional Reflexivity in Feminist Political ProcessesMary HolmesPart IV. The Politics of Reparation8. The Apology in PoliticsMichael Cunningham9. Peace-Building in Sierra Leone: The Emotional DimensionSteven Kaindaneh and Andrew Rigby Part V. Politics and the Triumph of the Therapeutic10. The Therapeutic Fantasy: Self-Love and Quick WinsTim Dartington   11. The Slippery Slope and the Emancipation of EmotionsCas Wouters