How do specific secular and religious ideologies—such as nationalism, neoliberalism, atheism, Pentecostalism, Tablighi Islam, and shamanism—gain popularity and when do they lose traction? To answer these questions, Mathijs Pelkmans critically examines the trajectories of a range of ideologies as they move into the post-Soviet frontier in Central Asia. Ethnographically rooted in the everyday life of a former mining town in southern Kyrgyzstan, Fragile Conviction shows how residents have dealt with the existential and epistemic crises that arose after the collapse of the Soviet Empire. Residents became enchanted by the truths of Muslim and Christian missionaries, embraced the teachings of neoliberal and nationalist ideologues, and were riveted by the visions of shamanic healers. But no matter how much enthusiasm and hope these ideas first engendered, the commitment to any of them rarely lasted very long.Pelkmans finds that there is an inverse relationship between the tenacity and the effervescence of collective ideas, between their strength to persist and their ability to trigger committed action. Introducing the concept of pulsation, he argues in Fragile Conviction that ideational power must be understood in relation to three aspects: the voicing of the idea, its tension with everyday reality, and its reverberation within groups of listeners. The conclusion that the power of conviction is rooted in the instability of sociocultural contexts is a message that has relevance far beyond urban Central Asia.
How do specific secular and religious ideologies—such as nationalism, neoliberalism, atheism, Pentecostalism, Tablighi Islam, and shamanism—gain popularity and when do they lose traction? To answer these questions, Mathijs Pelkmans critically examines the trajectories of a range of ideologies as they move into the post-Soviet frontier in Central Asia. Ethnographically rooted in the everyday life of a former mining town in southern Kyrgyzstan, Fragile Conviction shows how residents have dealt with the existential and epistemic crises that arose after the collapse of the Soviet Empire. Residents became enchanted by the truths of Muslim and Christian missionaries, embraced the teachings of neoliberal and nationalist ideologues, and were riveted by the visions of shamanic healers. But no matter how much enthusiasm and hope these ideas first engendered, the commitment to any of them rarely lasted very long.Pelkmans finds that there is an inverse relationship between the tenacity and the effervescence of collective ideas, between their strength to persist and their ability to trigger committed action. Introducing the concept of pulsation, he argues in Fragile Conviction that ideational power must be understood in relation to three aspects: the voicing of the idea, its tension with everyday reality, and its reverberation within groups of listeners. The conclusion that the power of conviction is rooted in the instability of sociocultural contexts is a message that has relevance far beyond urban Central Asia.
Автор: Pelkmans Mathijs Название: Ethnographies of Doubt ISBN: 1848858108 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781848858107 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 20592.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Religious and secular convictions have powerful effects, but their fundaments are often surprisingly fragile. Because of the conspicuous role that nationalisms, populisms, and fundamentalisms have in our globalizing world it is essential not to take their strength for granted, but to acknowledge that conviction and doubt are part of the same dynamic. The chapters in this volume demonstrate that doubt and hesitation are daily concerns even among the Maoist movement in India, right-wing populists in Europe and newly pious Somali Muslims in London. In fact, new converts are often such stringent believers precisely because they need to dispel their own lingering doubts, while revolutionary movements survive only through the denial of ambiguity. By studying everyday doubt this volume unravels the mechanisms by which convictions gain and lose their force, and analyzes the dynamics that propel loosely held ideas into committed action. Whereas a focus on overcoming doubt highlights the exclusionary effects of committed action, attention to the breakdown of belief serves to better understand the cycles of hope, conviction, and disillusion that bespeak the human condition. This is the central theme in several chapters looking at ideological break-down. The collapse of communism, for instance, produced an epistemological crisis in which all knowledge became unstable, prompting gold-miners in Mongolia to go as far as to doubt the cosmos. The post-ideological environment of Western democracies also produces anxieties, as the break-down of the bonds of trust between governments and citizens results in feelings of betrayal. Questions of truth and action are always related: if nothing is worth fighting for then apathy and hopelessness may become symptomatic. By paying attention to the mechanisms and dynamics by which specific ideas gain and lose their credibility this volume sheds important new light on the role of ideas in social and political action.
Автор: Pelkmans Jacques, Francois Joseph Название: Tomorrow`s Silk Road: Assessing an Eu-China Free Trade Agreement ISBN: 1786607867 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781786607867 Издательство: Bloomsbury Цена: 16781.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The first comprehensive and in-depth economic and regulatory analysis of a possible Free Trade Area (FTA) between China and the EU.
Автор: Pelkmans Jacques Название: Rule-Makers or Rule-Takers? ISBN: 1783487119 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781783487110 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 26668.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A timely and in-depth analysis of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) aimed at decision makers, advisors and analysts.
Автор: Emma Jones, Mathijs Lucassen, Neil Graffin, Rajvinder Samra Название: Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Legal Profession ISBN: 1529210755 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781529210750 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 10890.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Legal professionals are thought to have higher levels of mental health issues and lower levels of wellbeing than the general population. Drawing on qualitative data from new research with legal practitioners, this in-depth study of mental health and wellbeing in the UK and Republic of Ireland’s legal sector is a timely contribution to the urgent international debate on these issues.The authors present a comprehensive discussion of the cultural, structural and other causes of legal professionals’ compromised wellbeing. They explore the everyday demands and difficulties of the legal working environment and consider the impacts on individuals, the legal profession and wider society. Making comparisons with systems overseas, this is an invaluable resource that provides evidence-based suggestions for swift and effective organisational and policy-related interventions in the legal sector.
Автор: Emma Jones, Mathijs Lucassen, Neil Graffin, Rajvinder Samra Название: Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Legal Profession ISBN: 1529210763 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781529210767 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 3958.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Legal professionals are thought to have higher levels of mental health issues and lower levels of wellbeing than the general population. Drawing on qualitative data from new research with legal practitioners, this in-depth study of mental health and wellbeing in the UK and Republic of Ireland’s legal sector is a timely contribution to the urgent international debate on these issues.The authors present a comprehensive discussion of the cultural, structural and other causes of legal professionals’ compromised wellbeing. They explore the everyday demands and difficulties of the legal working environment and consider the impacts on individuals, the legal profession and wider society. Making comparisons with systems overseas, this is an invaluable resource that provides evidence-based suggestions for swift and effective organisational and policy-related interventions in the legal sector.
Автор: Koenraadt Mathijs Название: Eternal Struggle: Exposing the Scientific Worldview ISBN: 1699852480 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781699852484 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Koenraadt Mathijs Название: A Man Becomes His Self: A Novella for Lost Souls ISBN: 1790912989 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781790912988 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2240.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A man goes looking for himself, but he does not like what he finds. Backpacking through Iceland, the aspiring artist has a sexual encounter with a Nordic woman. He leaves her the next day but soon finds himself grappling with the emptiness of being. In order to save his soul, he must find his self. Side by side, they engage in a 'chaoskampf', a mythical battle against the snake that holds both captive. Will the soul come to terms with the self? This novella is a work of literary fiction dealing with the question of what it means to be 'me'. It contains themes of sexuality, metaphysics, and existentialism. The work is not meant for light-hearted readers.
Автор: Disch Lisa, Van de Sande Mathijs, Urbinati Название: The Constructivist Turn in Political Representation ISBN: 1474442617 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474442619 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 4592.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume traces the roots of the constructivist turn in the distinct (and competing) traditions of Continental and Anglo-American Western political thought. Divided into three thematic parts, these 13 newly commissioned essays advance the insight that there can be no democratic politics without representation.
Автор: Pelkmans Jacques, Francois Joseph Название: Tomorrow`s Silk Road: Assessing an Eu-China Free Trade Agreement ISBN: 1786607875 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781786607874 Издательство: Bloomsbury Цена: 7128.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The first comprehensive and in-depth economic and regulatory analysis of a possible Free Trade Area (FTA) between China and the EU.
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