Politics without Stories

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-316-62183-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 385 g

Liberal candidates, scholars, and activists mainly promote pragmatism rather than large and powerful narratives - which may be called 'alpha stories' for their commanding presence over time. Alternatively, conservative counterparts to such liberals tend to promote their policy preferences in alpha stories praising effective markets, excellent traditions, and limited government. In this face-off, liberals represent a post-Enlightenment world where many modern people, following Max Weber, are 'disenchanted', while many conservatives, echoing Edmund Burke, cherish stories borrowed from the past. Politics without Stories describes this storytelling gap as an electoral disadvantage for liberals because their campaigning lacks, and will continue to lack, the inspiration and shared commitments that great, long-term stories can provide. Therefore, Ricci argues that, for tactical purposes, liberals should concede their post-Enlightenment skepticism and rally around short-term stories designed to frame, in political campaigns, immediate situations which they regard as intolerable. These may help liberals win elections and influence the course of modern life.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ricci, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Konservativismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Parteien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Liberalismus, Libertarismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Führung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Political stories; 2. Liberal books; 3. Philosophical impotence; 4. Weber's disenchantment; 5. Dewey's pragmatism; 6. Shklar's fear; 7. Liberal outrage; 8. The list syndrome; 9. The great retreat; 10. What is to be done?

Über Autor(innen)

Ricci, David
David Ricci is Professor of Political Science and History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of several books, including Good Citizenship in America (2004) and Why Conservatives Tell Stories and Liberals Don't: Rhetoric, Faith and Vision on the American Right (2011).