{"product_id":"demopathy-and-the-democratic-malaise-symptoms-diagnosis-and-therapy-9781800881501","title":"Demopathy and the Democratic Malaise: Symptoms,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis unique book presents original concepts to characterize the current crisis of democracy. Offering a comparative study of original electoral data and analysis of contemporary trends, models and theoretical frameworks, Luigi Di Gregorio argues that democracy is affected by ‘demopathy’; it is sick and is in need of therapy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLuigi Di Gregorio explores how democratic malaise derives from the transition to postmodernity and the rise of individualization: the loss of social meaning, the end of meta-narratives, the crisis of knowledge and cognitive authorities, narcissism  and new perceptions of time and space. The author argues that mass media and technological innovations are the main drivers of this change and have heightened the logic of the consumer society. The resulting psychological democracy is that of a permanent ‘pollcracy’, whose leaders are simply pursuers of public opinion. The book concludes that democracy must be defended by building a positive narrative to counterbalance the effects of these trends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking a multidisciplinary approach, this book will be critical reading for scholars and students of political science, political sociology, political theory and political communication and marketing. Its broad perspective paints a big picture that will also be beneficial for political consultants and policy analysts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘This work offers a convincing analysis that stresses the mutual causation between political leadership, citizens, and the media. I am confident that promising (and achievable) cures follow logically from this analysis. \u003c\/i\u003eDemopathy and the Democratic Malaise\u003ci\u003e is an outstanding book that democrats anywhere should pay close attention to.’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: Foreword  1. Introduction to demopathy and the democratic malaise  PART I SYMPTOMS  2. The contemporary crisis of democracy. Symptoms of the democratic malaise  PART II DIAGNOSIS  3. The origin of the crisis. Individualized modernity and the narcissist syndrome  4. The communication and image society. The driver of the narcissist syndrome  5. Demopathy. Public emotion, pollcracy, followship  PART III THERAPY  6. Towards a democracy of the imaginary. An evolutionary perspective  7. (Covid) Afterword   Index","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412823744855,"sku":"9781800881501","price":106.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781800881501.jpg?v=1730518234","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/demopathy-and-the-democratic-malaise-symptoms-diagnosis-and-therapy-9781800881501","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}