Self-Presentation and Representative Politics - Essays in Context, 1960-2020

The book presents six articles written at intervals of about a decade between 1960 and 2020, all of which relate to the problem of representative politics. The articles are contextualised historically to document a developing presentation of self on the part of the author while also raising questions about the changing nature of political representation.

List of contents

Sources; Notes on Text; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Mr. Benn or Lord Stansgate? An Investigation of the Bristol South-East By-Election, May 4, 1961, and Its Consequences [1962], A. The Background, B. The Text; 2. 1795: The Political Lectures [1972], A. The Background, B. The Text; 3. Reflections on Citizenship and Nationhood from Brubaker's Account on France and Germany [1993], A. The Background, B. The Text; 4. Burke and Bristol Revisited [1999], A. The Background, B. The Text; 5. From Solidarity to Social Inclusion: The Political Transformations of Durkheimianism [2008], A. The Background, B. The Text; 6. Bourdieu and the Field of Politics [2018], A. The Background, B. The Text; Postscript; References; Index.

About the author

Derek Robbins is Emeritus Professor of International Social Theory at the University of East London.

Product details

• Authors: Derek Robbins
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2024
• EAN: 9781839993701
• ISBN: 978-1-83999-370-1
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social and cultural history, Society and culture: general, Political structure and processes, Advertising & Society