{"product_id":"the-politics-of-relations-9781805395515","title":"The Politics of Relations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRethinking the contributions of the Manchester School of Social Anthropology for political ethnography, the \u003cem\u003ePolitics of Relations\u003c\/em\u003e elaborates its relational approach to the state along four interlaced axes of research  embeddedness, boundary work, modalities and strategic selectivity  that enable thick comparisons across spatio-temporal scales of power.\u003cbr\u003eIn Serbia local experiences of self-government, infrastructure and care motivate its citizens to become the state while cursing it heartily. While both officials and citizens strive for a state that enables a normal life, they navigate the increasingly illiberal politics enacted by national parties and which are tolerated by trans-national donors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042820751703,"sku":"9781805395515","price":93.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781805395515.jpg?v=1750955790","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-politics-of-relations-9781805395515","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}