The Post-Political and Its Discontents : : Spaces of Depoliticisation, Spectres of Radical Politics / / Japhy Wilson, Erik Swyngedouw.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Wilson, Japhy,; Swyngedouw, Erik,
• MitwirkendeR: Blühdorn, Ingolfur,; Dean, Jodi,; Diken, Bülent,; Jaeger, Hans-Martin,; Kaika, Maria,; Kamat, Sangeeta,; Karaliotas, Lazaros,; Larner, Wendy,; Loftus, Alex,; Merrifield, Andy,; Oosterlynck, Stijn,; Raco, Mike,; Reynolds, Larry,; Swyngedouw, Erik,; Szerszynski, Bronislaw,; Van Puymbroeck, Nicolas,; Wilson, Japhy,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (336 p.) :; 5 B/W tables

An exploration of the post-politics of global capitalism in theory and practiceGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748682973','ISBN:9780748682980','ISBN:9780748683000']);Our age is celebrated as the triumph of liberal democracy. Old ideological battles have been decisively resolved in favour of freedom and the market. We are told that we have moved 'beyond left and right'; that we are 'all in this together'. Any remaining differences are to be addressed through expert knowledge, consensual deliberation and participatory governance. Yet the 'end of history' has also been marked by widespread disillusion with mainstream politics and a rise in nationalist and religious fundamentalisms. And now an explosion of popular protests is challenging technocratic regulation and the power of markets in the name of democracy itself. This collection makes sense of this situation by critically engaging with the influential theory of 'the post-political' developed by Chantal Mouffe, Jacques Rancière, Slavoj Žižek and others. Through a multi-dimensional and fiercely contested assessment of contemporary depoliticisation, The Post-Political and Its Discontents urges us to confront the closure of our political horizons and re-imagine the possibility of emancipatory change.Key FeaturesInterrogates the theoretical literature on the post-political - its value and limits, its internal tensions and the possibility of creative syntheses with other approachesCritically engages with multiple dimensions of contemporary depoliticisation, including multiculturalism, philanthropy, ecology, participatory development, public-private partnerships and the regulation of biotechnologyAssesses the emancipatory potential of anti-austerity protests, the Occupy movement and other political struggles in the context of continuing processes of post-politicisationFind out more'Post-Politicisation and the Return of the Political' - read the blog post by Erik Swyngedouw and Japhy Wilson on the Edinburgh University Press blogRead and download the introduction for free (pdf)About the ContributorsIngolfur Blühdorn, Reader in Politics/Political Sociology, University of Bath Jodi Dean, Donald R. Harter '39 Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hobart and William Smith Colleges Bülent Diken, Reader in Sociology, Lancaster UniversityHans-Martin Jaeger, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Carleton University in Ottawa Maria Kaika, Professor of Human Geography, University of Manchester, and Editor, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Sangeeta Kamat, Associate Professor in the College of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Lazaros Karaliotas, PhD candidate in Human Geography, University of Manchester Wendy Larner, Professor of Human Geography and Sociology, University of Bristol Alex Loftus, Senior Lecturer in Geography, King's College London Andy Merrifield, writer, social theorist and urban geographer Stijn Oosterlynck, Assistant Professor in Urban Sociology, University of Antwerp, BelgiumMike Raco, Professor of Urban Governance and Development in the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London Larry Reynolds, Einstein Postdoctoral Fellow, Freie Unive