1st Edition
Re-thinking Contemporary Political Behaviour The Difference that Agency Makes
By Sadiya Akram
Copyright 2019
150 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
150 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
150 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Proposing a novel approach to understanding the contemporary political landscape, Akram draws on the work of Pierre Bourdieu and Margaret Archer on agency and argues the need for an in-depth engagement with concepts of agency to improve the reach and scope of political analysis. Is the way that people engage with politics changing? If so, how well-equipped are we to document and explain the... Read more
Introduction
Part One
Chapter 1. Political Participation: The Debate So Far
Chapter 2. Agency and Political Participation
Chapter 3. Agency: The Neglect of the Unconscious
Chapter 4. Talking Heads? The Internal Political Conversation
Part Two
Chapter 5. Exploring Internal Political Conversations
Chapter 6. Rioting: Criminal, Political or Post-political Act?
Conclusion: Contemporary Political Behaviour – Looking Forward
Biography
Sadiya Akram is a lecturer in political theory at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her articles have appeared in The British Journal of Sociology and The British Journal of Criminology and Public Administration.
