The Politics of Antagonism
The Politics of Antagonism

Author: Brendan O'Leary

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2016-10-06

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1474287786

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Written during the Northern Ireland peace process and just before the Good Friday Agreement, The Politics of Antagonism sets out to answer questions such as why successive British Governments failed to reach a power-sharing settlement in Northern Ireland and what progress has been made with the Anglo-Irish Agreement. O'Leary and McGarry assess these topics in the light of past historical and social-science scholarship, in interviews of key politicians, and in an examination of political violence since 1969. The result is a book which points to feasible strategies for a democratic settlement in the Northern Ireland question and which allows today's scholars and students to analyse approaches to Northern Ireland from the perspective of the recent past.

On the Political
On the Political

Author: Chantal Mouffe

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2011-02-25

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1134406045

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Chantal Mouffe presents a timely and stimulating account of the current state of democracy, exploring contemporary examples such as the Iraq war, racism and the rise of the far right.

Sophocles and the Politics of Tragedy
Sophocles and the Politics of Tragedy

Author: Jonathan N. Badger

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 0415625629

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Focuses on Sophocles' dramatization of fundamental political impasses and applies these to the competing political theories of Thomas, Bacon and Locke.

Subalternity, Antagonism, Autonomy
Subalternity, Antagonism, Autonomy

Author: Massimo Modonesi

Publisher: Pluto Press

Published: 2013-12-17

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780745334066

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In this bold and innovative book Massimo Modonesi weaves together theory and political practice by relating the concepts of subalternity, antagonism and autonomy to contemporary movements in Latin America against neo-liberalism. In a sophisticated account Modonesi reconstructs the debates between Marxist authors and schools of thought in order to sketch out informed strategies of resistance. He reviews the works of Gramsci, Negri, Castoriadis and Lefort, and engages with the arguments made by E. P. Thompson, Spivak, Laclau and Mouffe. Subalternity, Antagonism, Autonomy firmly roots key theoretical arguments from a range of critical thinkers within specific political movements in order to recover these concepts as analytical instruments which can help to guide contemporary struggles in Latin America and beyond.

Thinking Antagonism
Thinking Antagonism

Author: Oliver Marchart

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2018-07-02

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1474413323

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A systematic treatment of Hume's conception of imagination in all the main topics of his philosophy.

Teaching Politics Beyond the Book
Teaching Politics Beyond the Book

Author: Robert W. Glover

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2012-11-22

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 144117978X

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To teach political issues such as political struggle, justice, interstate conflict, etc. educators rely mostly on textbooks and lectures. However, many other forms of narrative exist that can elevate our understanding of such issues. This innovative work seeks new ways to foster learning beyond the textbook and lecture model, by using creative and new media, including graphic novels, animated films, hip-hop music, Twitter, and more. Discussing the opportunities these media offer to teach and engage students about politics, the work presents concrete ways on how to use them, along with teaching and assessment strategies, all tested in the classroom. The contributors are dedicated educators from various types of institutions whose essays span a variety of political topics and examine how non-traditional "texts" can promote critical thinking and intellectual growth among students in colleges and universities. The first of its kind to discuss a wide range of alternative texts and media, the book will be a valuable resource to anyone seeking to develop innovative curricula and engage their students in the study of politics.

The Politics of Antagonism
The Politics of Antagonism

Author: Georg Löfflmann

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-03-05

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1040000827

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This book demonstrates how populist security narratives served as the driving force behind the mobilization of Republican voters and the legitimation of an ‘America First’ policy agenda under the Trump presidency. Going beyond existing research on both populism and security narratives, the author links insights from political psychology on collective narcissism, blame attribution and emotionalization with research in political communication on narrative and framing to explore the political and societal impact of a populist security imaginary. Drawing on a comprehensive range of sources including key interviews, campaign and policy speeches, presidential addresses, and posts on social media, it shows how progressives, political opponents, immigrants, racial justice activists, and key institutions of liberal democracy collectively became an internal Other, delegitimated as ‘enemies of the people’. Developing an innovative conceptual-analytical framework of nationalist populism that expands on established concepts of political identity and ontological security, the book will appeal to students of critical security studies, critical constructivist approaches in International Relations, and US politics.

The Rise of the Anglo-German Antagonism, 1860-1914
The Rise of the Anglo-German Antagonism, 1860-1914

Author: Paul M. Kennedy

Publisher: Humanities Press International

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781573923019

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Since its first publication in 1980, Professor Kennedy's masterly account of the rivalry between Great Britain and Germany in the period leading to the First World War has established itself as the definitive work on the subject. Over ten years of research in more than sixty archives in Britain and Germany culminated in this full-scale, meticulous analysis. The result reaches far beyond a diplomatic narrative of relations between the two countries. It concerns itself with a thorough comparison of the two societies, their political cultures, economies, party politics, courts, the role of the press and pressure groups, and other factors. The work therefore contributes to the larger debate on the nature of foreign policy, as well as to the specific controversies over the British-German antagonisms that eventually led to war.

Reflections on Empire
Reflections on Empire

Author: Antonio Negri

Publisher: Polity

Published: 2008-07-08

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 0745637051

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This new book from Antonio Negri, one of the most influential political thinkers writing today, provides a concise and accessible introduction to the key ideas of his recent work. Giving the reader a sense of the wider context in which Negri has developed the ideas that have become so central to current debates, the book is made up of five lectures which address a series of topics that are dealt with in his world-famous books empire, globalization, multitude, sovereignty, democracy. Reflections on Empire will appeal to anyone interested in current debates about the ways in which the world is changing today, to the many people who are followers of Negri's work and to students and scholars in sociology, politics and cultural studies.