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This lucid and original work argues for a new style of political leadership, one which pays deliberate and sophisticated attention to the emotional dynamics of the public. A case study of terrorism, as a highly emotional topic and as a key political issue in many liberal democracies, grounds the book's ideas in today's political landscape.
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: The Case for Emotional Governance
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A Democracy of Feelings
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The Bias Against Hope
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The Search for Connection
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Terror in the Public Mind
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Repairing Leadership
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Reviews
'This is a rich book and its strengths lie in its capacity to provoke further work on both contemporary political debates and policy: asylum and immigration, international terrorism, possession of economic resources, climate change and environmental risk would all benefit from Richards' approach.' War and Media
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BARRY RICHARDS is Professor of Public Communication and Deputy Dean of the Media School at Bournemouth University, UK. He was formerly Professor and Head of the Department of Human Relations at the University of East London. He has written extensively on psychosocial dimensions of politics and popular culture.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Emotional Governance
Book Subtitle: Politics, Media and Terror
Authors: Barry Richards
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230592346
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-00839-7Published: 17 October 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-28403-0Published: 01 January 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-59234-6Published: 17 October 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 220
Topics: Political Sociology, Political Science, Democracy, Terrorism and Political Violence, Media Studies, Emotion