The Politics of Affective Societies

by Dina Wahba, M Ragip Zik, Robert Walter-Jochum

Many claim that political deliberation has become exceedingly affective, and hence, destabilizing. The authors of this book revisit that assumption. While recognizing that significant changes are occurring, these authors also point out the limitations of turning to contemporary democratic theory to understand and unpack these shifts. They propose, instead, to reframe this debate by deploying the analytic framework of affective societies, which highlights...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1013293886
• ISBN13: 9781013293887
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Saint Philip Street Press
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"