What are the psychological factors in operation when we form groups or crowds, and how are these affected by socio-historical circumstances? History offers endless examples of different forms of human collectivity, both private and public, small-scale and large: from the primal horde to the modern nuclear family, from the Athenian polis to virtual internet communities. Within the context of shifting social bonds in global culture, this book brings together debates on the left from political philosophy, psychoanalysis, social psychology and media and cultural studies to explore the logic of the formation of collective identities from a new theoretical perspective. Challenging liberal-capitalist models of individualism, as well as postmodern identity politics, analysts here turn to Continental philosophy (Lacan, Derrida, Agamben, Laclau, Badiou, among others) in order to re-think collectivity in relation to questions of agency, alterity, affect, sovereignty, the national imaginary and the biopolitical. In the aftermath of the great mass movements of the twentieth century (Marxist-Leninism, Mao), which resulted in bureaucratic submission and the cult of the State, the fate of our collective identity today raises urgent questions about the future of collaborative activity, the role of mediating institutions in shaping mass psychology, what is at stake in a radical democracy, and what happens in a crowd.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415510264
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113811895
Product Key Features
Author
Ruth Parkin-Gounelas
Publication Name
The Psychology and Politics of the Collective: Groups, Crowds and Mass Identifications
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Sociology
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
230 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
431g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
Editor
Ruth Parkin-Gounelas
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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