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Making sense of Brexit : democracy, Europe and uncertain futures / Victor Jeleniewski Seidler

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: 21st century standpointsPublisher: Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL, USA : Policy Press, 2018Description: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 255 pages)ISBN:
  • 1447345215
  • 9781447345213
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 1447345207 | 9781447345206 | 1447345215. | 9781447345213. | Erscheint auch als: 1447345207 Druck-AusgabeDDC classification:
  • 341.2/422/0941
LOC classification:
  • HC240.25.G7
Online resources: Summary: Class and injusticesClass, austerity and resentments; Resentment and injustice; Insecurities, rage and fears; Questioning identities and communities; Intensities and reckonings; 3. Masculinities, class and generations; Generations; Feelings of anger and betrayal; Generational ruptures; Aftermaths; Masculinities, class and authorities; Masculinities and revenge; Democracy and political elites; 4. Migration, hate speech, violence and democracy; Language matters; Democracy and post-truth speech; Democracy and hate speech; Doing justice; Engaging differences; Love in the aftermath of deathSummary: Grief and future hopes5. Immigrations, racisms and fear of the other; Immigrations; Fear of the other; Democracy and racism; Brexit and post-colonial melancholia; Racism and xenophobia; Street racism and xenophobia; Fear, hatred and media; 6. Globalisation, inequalities and neoliberalism; Arguing for Brexit; Globalisation and its discontents; Europe and sovereignty; Post-Brexit dilemmas and hopes; Visions and possibilities; Challenging social inequalities; 7. Democracy, Brexit and post-truth politics; 'Brexit means Brexit'; Repositioning the Tories and class politicsSummary: Intro; MAKING SENSE OF BREXIT; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: neoliberalism meets the will of the people; Making sense of Brexit; Globalisation, democracy and nation-states; Authoritarian populism and neoliberalism; Neoliberal globalisation and de-industrialisation; Racism, xenophobia and white male supremacy; Resistance as hope; 1. Brexit: shock, memories and displacements; Revisioning Britain; Class conflict and insurrection; Waking up to the shock of Brexit; Fears and anxieties; Anticipations and media; 2. Class, austerity, injustices and resentmentsSummary: After the shock decision to leave the EU in 2016, what can we learn about our divided and unequal society and the need to listen to each other? This engaging and accessible book addresses the causes and implications of Brexit. Seidler argues that we need new political imaginations across class, race, religion, gender and sexuality to engage in issues about the scale and acceleration of urban change and the time people need to adjust to new realitiesPPN: PPN: 1026327997Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-4-NLEBK | ZDB-4-EBA
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