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In what ways is the meaning and practice of politics changing? Why might so many people feel dissatisfied and disaffected with electoral politics? What approaches do political activists use to raise issues and mobilise people for action? What role does the internet and social media play in contemporary citizenship and activism? This book brings together academics from a range of disciplines with political activists and campaigners to explore the meaning of politics and citizenship in contemporary society and the current forms of political (dis)engagement. It provides a rare dialogue between analysts and activists which will be especially valuable to academics and students across the social sciences, in particular sociology and political science.
This chapter aims to provide a general introduction to the text through a discussion of the changing nature of contemporary politics. In particular, the chapter maps some of the key social changes since the 1960s which have fundamentally altered our understanding and practice of politics. The chapter also outlines the structure of the volume.
This chapter highlights the importance of emotions and feelings for understanding electoral (dis)engagement. While high levels of dissatisfaction and electoral disengagement have been registered, many people do still engage with politics. This is happening amidst the demise of a grassroots base to party politics and an undermining of the regulatory and identificatory purchase of social institutions. The chapter explores why the social sciences have broadly ignored emotions when examining electoral politics. It is then argued that social changes may have increased citizens reliance on emotions and feelings to negotiate an increasingly individualised electoral politics. This is followed by a discussion of recent qualitative research on the political (dis)engagement of white working class people in the north of England. In particular, being attuned to the emotional dimensions of electoral (dis)engagement can help challenge the common assumption that disengaged citizens are necessarily individualised and apathetic by highlighting the critical work of citizens and the failures of political elites to meaningfully connect.
This book aims to explore some of the rich textures of contemporary politics and the dynamism of its practice. Contributors to this volume have been chosen to reflect some of the key areas of political life – the changing nature of politics and its practice, questions of why we participate and what it means, and the way social identities relate to politics. Rather than being a work produced solely by academics, several chapters have been written by activists and campaigners engaged in politics in different ways, targeting different issues and drawing upon a broad palate of political practices. The academic contributions are also diverse, covering different forms of participation, different countries, different social groups and disciplinary perspectives. This book provides a rare, accessible and interdisciplinary discussion of contemporary politics.
This book aims to explore some of the rich textures of contemporary politics and the dynamism of its practice. Contributors to this volume have been chosen to reflect some of the key areas of political life – the changing nature of politics and its practice, questions of why we participate and what it means, and the way social identities relate to politics. Rather than being a work produced solely by academics, several chapters have been written by activists and campaigners engaged in politics in different ways, targeting different issues and drawing upon a broad palate of political practices. The academic contributions are also diverse, covering different forms of participation, different countries, different social groups and disciplinary perspectives. This book provides a rare, accessible and interdisciplinary discussion of contemporary politics.
This book aims to explore some of the rich textures of contemporary politics and the dynamism of its practice. Contributors to this volume have been chosen to reflect some of the key areas of political life – the changing nature of politics and its practice, questions of why we participate and what it means, and the way social identities relate to politics. Rather than being a work produced solely by academics, several chapters have been written by activists and campaigners engaged in politics in different ways, targeting different issues and drawing upon a broad palate of political practices. The academic contributions are also diverse, covering different forms of participation, different countries, different social groups and disciplinary perspectives. This book provides a rare, accessible and interdisciplinary discussion of contemporary politics.
This book aims to explore some of the rich textures of contemporary politics and the dynamism of its practice. Contributors to this volume have been chosen to reflect some of the key areas of political life – the changing nature of politics and its practice, questions of why we participate and what it means, and the way social identities relate to politics. Rather than being a work produced solely by academics, several chapters have been written by activists and campaigners engaged in politics in different ways, targeting different issues and drawing upon a broad palate of political practices. The academic contributions are also diverse, covering different forms of participation, different countries, different social groups and disciplinary perspectives. This book provides a rare, accessible and interdisciplinary discussion of contemporary politics.
