オバマの勝利と民主主義の苦闘 The Performance of Politics : Obama's Victory and the Democratic Struggle for Power

Alexander, Jeffrey C.

Oxford University Press Inc（2011/01発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 384 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780199744466
• DDC分類 324.9730931

基本説明

New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2010. Develops a new way of looking at democratic struggles for big time power by explaining and analysing the 2008 Presidential campaign in the United States.

Full Description

Jeffrey Alexander, a preeminent figure in social theory, offers here a new way of looking at democratic struggles for political power, discussing what happened, and why, during Barack Obama's remarkable run for president. Illustrated with vivid examples drawn from a range of media coverage, participant observation at a Camp Obama, and interviews with leading political journalists, Alexander argues that images, emotion, and performance are the central features of the battle for power. Winning depends on creating images so that candidates can become heroes. Demography, strategy, money, and issues matter, but power goes to the candidate with the most persuasive performances---the one whose carefully constructed heroic image resonates best with the audience of citizens. Though an untested Senator, Obama's moving performances succeeded in casting him as the hero and as the only candidate fit to lead in challenging times. As he sheds new light on modern politics, Alexander also conveys the immediacy and excitement of the final months of the historic 2008 presidential campaign.

Contents

PREFACE; PROLOGUE; 1. CIVIL SPHERE AND PUBLIC DRAMA; 2. BECOMING A COLLECTIVE REPRESENTATION; 3. SPIRIT OF THE GROUND GAME; 1. IMAGINING HEROES; 5. WORKING THE BINARIES; 6. WALKING THE BOUNDARIES; 7. CELEBRITY METAPHOR; 7. CELEBRITY METAPHOR; 8. PALIN EFFECT; 9. FINANCIAL CRISIS; EPILOGUE; NOTE ON CONCEPT AND METHOD; APPENDIX; ENDNOTES; INDEX