| ID | 152730 |
| Title Proper | Fear as a political factor |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Enroth, Henrik |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In past decades, social and cultural theory as well as international relations theory and political theory have been preoccupied with the subject of fear. In this article, I return the conversation about fear as a political factor to what may be the oldest subject in the book: the connection between fear and political authority. Today, I suggest, we are in the midst of a shift in our understanding of this relationship, prompted not least by efforts to come to terms, analytically and politically, with the challenges of climate change. The article seeks to get a clearer view of this shift by identifying and analyzing three distinct stories in academic and public discourse about fear and political authority. By way of conclusion, I venture that these mutations in our ways of thinking, speaking, and feeling about political authority and fear point toward a model of political authority for post-sovereign conditions. |
| `In' analytical Note |
International Political Sociology Vol. 11, No.1; Mar 2017: p.55-72 |
| Journal Source | International Political Sociology 2017-03 11, 1 |
| Key Words | Political Factor ; Political Authority ; Social and Cultural Theory ; Post-Sovereign Conditions |