Laws of Fear

2005-03-31 Law

Author : Cass R. Sunstein
Release : 2005-03-31
Genre : Law
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Book Rating : 237/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Laws of Fear written by Cass R. Sunstein. This book was released on 2005-03-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instead of adopting the Precautionary Principle, Professor Sunstein argues for three steps: a narrow Anti-Catastrophe Principle, designed for the most serious risks; close attention to costs and benefits; and an approach called 'libertarian paternalism,' designed to respect freedom of choice while also moving people in directions that will make their lives go better. He also shows how free societies can protect liberty amidst fears about terrorism and national security."--BOOK JACKET.

Rule by Fear

2021 Authoritarianism

Author : Ammar Ali Jan
Release : 2021
Genre : Authoritarianism
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Book Rating : 358/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Rule by Fear written by Ammar Ali Jan. This book was released on 2021. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Why have democratic institutions and norms not taken root in Pakistan? In these polemical essays, Ammar Jan presents eight theses to explain the political, economic and social roots of authoritarianism in the country. Rather than fixating on particular individuals or governments, this work focuses on the structural features propelling the rising militarization of society. Jan locates the deep fear of the masses held by ruling classes and state officials as a critical point of departure to grasp the pervasive disregard for popular sovereignty. This paranoia has created a permanent state of emergency in Pakistan that is used to deploy excessive violence against popular challenges to the status quo. To fight back against this failing order, the book calls for the construction of alternative ideas that can unite disparate movements struggling for justice and dignity."--

Politics of Fear

2005-11-15 Political Science

Author : Frank Furedi
Release : 2005-11-15
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 285/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Politics of Fear written by Frank Furedi. This book was released on 2005-11-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Furedi argues that the traditional terms "left" and "right" have been both distorted and proved inadequate by a number of developments, notably the Cold War, the Culture Wars and (as he's shown in previous books) the prevalance of risk-adverse managerialism. The result is a politics (both big P and little p) that fails to take humans seriously as humans and which, necessarily, evades discussion of right and wrong. Furedi shows that the single most important political need is for an adequate conception of humanity (and, in the process, the public) and that it is this that will produce a new and more imaginative alignment in politics.

Power and Humility

2018-08-30 Political Science

Author : John Keane
Release : 2018-08-30
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 224/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Power and Humility written by John Keane. This book was released on 2018-08-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An imaginative, radically new interpretation of the twenty-first-century fate of democracy by a distinguished scholar.

Fear Itself

2020-03-03 Religion

Author : Christopher D. Bader
Release : 2020-03-03
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 058/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Fear Itself written by Christopher D. Bader. This book was released on 2020-03-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An antidote to the culture of fear that dominates modern life From moral panics about immigration and gun control to anxiety about terrorism and natural disasters, Americans live in a culture of fear. While fear is typically discussed in emotional or poetic terms—as the opposite of courage, or as an obstacle to be overcome—it nevertheless has very real consequences in everyday life. Persistent fear negatively effects individuals’ decision-making abilities and causes anxiety, depression, and poor physical health. Further, fear harms communities and society by corroding social trust and civic engagement. Yet politicians often effectively leverage fears to garner votes and companies routinely market unnecessary products that promise protection from imagined or exaggerated harms. Drawing on five years of data from the Chapman Survey of American Fears—which canvasses a random, national sample of adults about a broad range of fears—Fear Itself offers new insights into what people are afraid of and how fear affects their lives. The authors also draw on participant observation with Doomsday preppers and conspiracy theorists to provide fascinating narratives about subcultures of fear. Fear Itself is a novel, wide-ranging study of the social consequences of fear, ultimately suggesting that there is good reason to be afraid of fear itself.

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