Politics of Compassion

<p>This book<i> </i>provides a critical overview of the role of the emotions in politics. Compassion is a politically charged virtue and yet we know surprisingly little about the uses (and abuses) of compassion in political environments.</p><p>Covering sociology political theory and psychology and with contributions from Martha Nussbaum and Andrew Linklater amongst others the book gives a succinct overview of the main theories of political compassion and the emotions in politics. It covers key concepts such as humanitarianism political emotion and agency in relation to compassion as a political virtue.</p><p>The Politics of Compassion is a fascinating resource for students and scholars of political theory international relations political sociology and psychology.</p>