Emotions, Politics and War

Emotions, Politics and War
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 286
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ISBN-10 : 9781317656166
ISBN-13 : 1317656164
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Emotions, Politics and War by : Linda Åhäll

A growing number of scholars have sought to re-centre emotions in our study of international politics, however an overarching book on how emotions matter to the study of politics and war is yet to be published. This volume is aimed at filling that gap, proceeding from the assumption that a nuanced understanding of emotions can only enhance our engagement with contemporary conflict and war. Providing a range of perspectives from a diversity of methodological approaches on the conditions, maintenance and interpretation of emotions, the contributors interrogate the multiple ways in which emotions function and matter to the study of global politics. Accordingly, the innovative contribution of this volume is its specific engagement with the role of emotions and constitution of emotional subjects in a range of different contexts of politics and war, including the gendered nature of war and security; war traumas; post-conflict reconstruction; and counterinsurgency operations. Looking at how we analyse emotions in war, why it matters, and what emotions do in global politics, this volume will be of interest to students and scholars of critical security studies and international relations alike.

Law and Sentiment in International Politics

Law and Sentiment in International Politics
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 327
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ISBN-10 : 9781108845007
ISBN-13 : 1108845002
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Law and Sentiment in International Politics by : David Traven

Traven argues that universal moral beliefs and emotions shaped the evolution of international laws that protect civilians in war.

Cultural Politics of Emotion

Cultural Politics of Emotion
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Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 9780748691142
ISBN-13 : 0748691146
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Cultural Politics of Emotion by : Sara Ahmed

Emotions work to define who we are as well as shape what we do and this is no more powerfully at play than in the world of politics. Ahmed considers how emotions keep us invested in relationships of power, and also shows how this use of emotion could be crucial to areas such as feminist and queer politics. Debates on international terrorism, asylum and migration, as well as reconciliation and reparation, are explored through topical case studies. In this book the difficult issues are confronted head on. The Cultural Politics of Emotion is in dialogue with recent literature on emotions within gender studies, cultural studies, sociology, psychology and philosophy. Throughout the book, Ahmed develops a theory of how emotions work, and the effects they have on our day-to-day lives. New for this editionA substantial 15,000-word Afterword on 'Emotions and Their Objects' which provides an original contribution to the burgeoning field of affect studiesA revised BibliographyUpdated throughout.

Actium and Augustus

Actium and Augustus
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Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Total Pages : 366
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ISBN-10 : 0472084895
ISBN-13 : 9780472084890
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Actium and Augustus by : Robert Alan Gurval

What does it feel like when brother fights brother?

On War

On War
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105025380887
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Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis On War by : Carl von Clausewitz

Visualizing War

Visualizing War
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 469
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ISBN-10 : 9781315530635
ISBN-13 : 1315530635
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Visualizing War by : Anders Engberg-Pedersen

Wars have always been connected to images. From the representation of war on maps, panoramas, and paintings to the modern visual media of photography, film, and digital screens, images have played a central role in representing combat, military strategy, soldiers, and victims. Such images evoke a whole range of often unexpected emotions from ironic distance to boredom and disappointment. Why is that? This book examines the emotional language of war images, how they entwine with various visual technologies, and how they can build emotional communities. The book engages in a cross-disciplinary dialogue between visual studies, literary studies, and media studies by discussing the links between images, emotions, technology, and community. From these different perspectives, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the nature and workings of war images from 1800 until today, and it offers a frame for thinking about the meaning of the images in contemporary wars.

Politics and the Emotions

Politics and the Emotions
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 249
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ISBN-10 : 9781441186270
ISBN-13 : 1441186271
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Politics and the Emotions by : Paul Hoggett

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.

Modern Hatreds

Modern Hatreds
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 275
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ISBN-10 : 9781501702006
ISBN-13 : 1501702009
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Modern Hatreds by : Stuart J. Kaufman

Ethnic conflict has been the driving force of wars all over the world, yet it remains an enigma. What is it about ethnicity that breaks countries apart and drives people to acts of savage violence against their lifelong neighbors? Stuart Kaufman rejects the notion of permanent "ancient hatreds" as the answer. Dissatisfied as well with a purely rationalist explanation, he finds the roots of ethnic violence in myths and symbols, the stories ethnic groups tell about who they are. Ethnic wars, Kaufman argues, result from the politics of these myths and symbols—appeals to flags and faded glories that aim to stir emotions rather than to address interests. Popular hostility based on these myths impels groups to follow extremist leaders invoking such emotion-laden ethnic symbols. If ethnic domination becomes their goal, ethnic war is the likely result. Kaufman examines contemporary ethnic wars in the Caucasus and southeastern Europe. Drawing on information from a variety of sources, including visits to the regions and dozens of personal interviews, he demonstrates that diplomacy and economic incentives are not enough to prevent or end ethnic wars. The key to real conflict resolution is peacebuilding—the often-overlooked effort by nongovernmental organizations to change hostile attitudes at both the elite and the grassroots levels.

Affective Communities in World Politics

Affective Communities in World Politics
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 377
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ISBN-10 : 9781107095014
ISBN-13 : 1107095018
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis Affective Communities in World Politics by : Emma Hutchison

A systematic examination of emotions and world politics, showing how emotions underpin political agency and collective action after trauma.

Passionate Politics

Passionate Politics
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 394
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ISBN-10 : 0226303985
ISBN-13 : 9780226303987
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Passionate Politics by : Jeff Goodwin

Once at the corner of the study of politics, emotions have receded into the shadows, with no place in the rationalistic, structural and organisational models that dominate academic political analysis. These essays reverse the trend.