Politics of Anxiety (Hardcover)

From the threats posed by austerity and the fears around global migration to the unsettled notion of resistance, our political world is permeated with anxieties. But what does this mean for our everyday lived political experience? Do governments provoke or encourage a sense of anxiety as a form of control and power? How do citizens react to, comply with, or resist, this sense of anxiety? This book interrogates the different faces of anxiety and provides a systematic engagement with its different manifestations. It uses different disciplinary approaches and methodologies to study political and social phenomena in order to paint a picture of the impact of anxiety, and how it governs and mobilises individuals. The key strength of these contributions comes from their theoretically informed analysis of empirical problems. Moving beyond the concept of the 'risk society' and the recurrence of cyclical capitalist crises, this book challenges the notion of the status quo to consider urges and desires for political change. By highlighting that anxiety is different from fear, the book examines new implications for the study of political events.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2017
Editors:	Emmy Eklundh • Andreja Zevnik • Emmanuel-Pierre Guittet
Dimensions:	240 x 159 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	242
ISBN-13:	978-1-78348-990-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
LSN:	1-78348-990-1
Barcode:	9781783489909

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