{"title":"Sergio Labate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSergio Labate\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling insight into the intersections of personal passion and political ideology. His works invite readers to explore the nuanced world of contemporary politics, enriched by a thoughtful and engaging narrative style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on \u003cem\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Current Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e, Labate’s writing challenges conventional perspectives and encourages a deeper understanding of the forces shaping our society. His books are essential for those interested in the dynamic relationship between individual convictions and political movements.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"passions-and-politics-by-paul-ginsborg-9781509532742","title":"Passions and Politics","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dominant model of democratic politics emphasizes reason at the expense of the passions. Passions have been treated as dangerous, the opposite of reason and the enemy of virtue. Paul Ginsborg and Sergio Labate challenge this model and put forward a very different view, developing an account of modern democratic politics in which both passions and reason play a crucial role.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo do justice to the role of passions in politics, we must pay close attention to the way in which they circulate among us; then we must develop a suitable language to describe them – an ‘alphabet of the passions’ that enables us to understand how they combine with one another and connect with certain states of mind in order to shape political outcomes. Adopting this approach enables the authors to shed new light on one of the major phenomena of our time – the triumph of neoliberalism on a world scale. Neoliberalism has worked so well because it has incorporated its own romantic and individualist version of the passions into its worldview, seducing both individuals and families with the allure of consumption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy developing a new model of democratic politics based on the interplay of passions and reason, Ginsborg and Labate provide a much-needed framework for understanding the crucial role that passions play in the unfolding of political life. At a time when populist leaders are on the ascendancy and political processes are shaped as much by anger, resentment and fear as they are by reason and argument, this refocusing of political analysis on the role of the passions could not be more timely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePassions and Politics\u003c\/em\u003e, the authors invite readers to reconsider the traditional emphasis on reason in political discourse and explore the dynamic relationship between emotion and rational thought in shaping democratic life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461236244716,"sku":"9781509532742","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509532742-passions-and-politics.jpg?v=1774963063"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/sergio-labate.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}