Emotional Governance

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Introduction: The Case for Emotional Governance

   1. Introduction: The Case for Emotional Governance

      • Barry Richards

      Pages 1-17

3. A Democracy of Feelings

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19

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   2. Shaping the Public Mind

      • Barry Richards

      Pages 21-29

   3. The Rise of Therapeutic Culture

      • Barry Richards

      Pages 30-42

   4. Global Passions

      • Barry Richards

      Pages 43-54

4. The Bias Against Hope

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55

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   2. Journalism as Emotional Labour

      • Barry Richards

      Pages 57-71

   3. Rottweilers Savage Democracy

      • Barry Richards

      Pages 72-82

   4. Challenging the Media Bias

      • Barry Richards

      Pages 83-89

5. The Search for Connection

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91

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   2. Politics as Emotional Labour

      • Barry Richards

      Pages 93-106

   3. Poor Emotional Governance

      • Barry Richards

      Pages 107-120

6. Terror in the Public Mind

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121

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   2. The Four Factors of Fear

      • Barry Richards

      Pages 123-136

   3. Terrorism and the Emotional Public

      • Barry Richards

      Pages 137-155

   4. From Emotional Audit to Communication Strategy

      • Barry Richards

      Pages 156-168

7. Repairing Leadership

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-169

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   2. Market Failures

      • Barry Richards

      Pages 171-182

   3. Deferring to Reality

      • Barry Richards

      Pages 183-194

This lucid and original work argues for a new style of political leadership, one which pays deliberate and sophisticated attention to the emotional dynamics of the public. A case study of terrorism, as a highly emotional topic and as a key political issue in many liberal democracies, grounds the book's ideas in today's political landscape.

• democracy
• feelings
• governance
• terrorism
• work

'This is a rich book and its strengths lie in its capacity to provoke further work on both contemporary political debates and policy: asylum and immigration, international terrorism, possession of economic resources, climate change and environmental risk would all benefit from Richards' approach.' War and Media

• Bournemouth University, UK

  Barry Richards

BARRY RICHARDS is Professor of Public Communication and Deputy Dean of the Media School at Bournemouth University, UK. He was formerly Professor and Head of the Department of Human Relations at the University of East London. He has written extensively on psychosocial dimensions of politics and popular culture.

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