Feeling Political
Emotions and Institutions since 1789
Author(s)
Frevert, Ute
Pahl, Kerstin Maria
Buscemi, Francesco
Nielsen, Philipp
Arndt, Agnes
Amico, Michael
Lichau, Karsten
Malone, Hannah
Wambach, Julia
Brauer, Juliane
Moine, Caroline
Language
EnglishAbstract
Historicizing both emotions and politics, this open access book argues that the historical work of emotion is most clearly understood in terms of the dynamics of institutionalization. This is shown in twelve case studies that focus on decisive moments in European and US history from 1800 until today. Each case study clarifies how emotions were central to people’s political engagement and its effects. The sources range from parliamentary buildings and social movements, to images and speeches of presidents, from fascist cemeteries to the International Criminal Court. Both the timeframe and the geographical focus have been chosen to highlight the increasingly participatory character of nineteenth- and twentieth-century politics, which is inconceivable without the work of emotions.
Keywords
political institutions; emotional communities; history of emotions; new institutional historyDOI
10.1007/978-3-030-89858-8ISBN
9783030898588, 9783030898588Publisher
Springer NaturePublisher website
https://www.springernature.com/gp/products/booksPublication date and place
Cham, 2022Imprint
Palgrave MacmillanSeries
Palgrave Studies in the History of Emotions,Classification
General and world history
Political science and theory
History
European history
History of the Americas