Offering a uniquely 'psycho-cultural' take on the emotional dynamics of UK political culture this book uses theories and research in psychoanalysis, cultural and media studies and political sociology. It explores the cultural and emotional processes that shape our relationship to politics in a media age, referencing Joanna Lumley to Nigel Farage.

Autorentext
Dr. Candida Yates is Professor of Communication in the Faculty of Media and Communication at Bournemouth University, UK. She is a Director of the Media and Inner World research network and has published widely on the psycho-cultural dynamics of politics, emotion and popular culture.

Inhalt

1. Introducing Emotion, Identity and the Play of Political Culture 2. Spinning the Unconscious and the Play of Flirtation in Political Culture 3. The Dilemmas of Post-Feminism and the Fantasies of Political Culture 4. Political Culture and the Desire for Emotional Wellbeing 5. The Absent Parent in Political Culture 6. Moving Forward to The Past: Fantasies of Nation Within UK Political Culture 7. Reflections on the Psycho-Cultural Dynamics of Political Culture