New Political Culture in the Caribbean
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- ISBN 9789766408756
- Weight: 151g
- Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 31 Mar 2022
- Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
- Publication City/Country: JM
- Product Form: Paperback
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In this new edited volume, Holger Henke and Fred Reno build
on their important collection Modern
Political Culture in the Caribbean (2003) and revisit some of the themes in
Caribbean political culture explored some eighteen years earlier. The
contributors to New Political Culture in the Caribbean consider more recent
developments precipitating significant changes in the political attitudes and
discourses in the region. Even the persistent themes in Caribbean political
life – issues such as race, ethnicity, sovereignty, civil rights, or poverty –
allow for new consideration, not only because of their longevity but also
because in their contemporary form they may speak to new dynamics in society or
find different forms of expression or political impact.
The quality of political discourse – in terms of its content and forms of presentation – has significantly shifted over the first decades of the twenty-first century, and the impact of social media and a concomitant rise of political fringe discourses have accelerated the fragmentation of the public and polity, leading to sharper confrontations in the political sphere and giving once again rise to crude forms of nationalism. There are also various stressors and pressures that run counter to simplistic notions of nationalism and point to a great urgency for more transparent, sustainable, participatory and equitable modalities of political engagement and discourses in the region.
The quality of political discourse – in terms of its content and forms of presentation – has significantly shifted over the first decades of the twenty-first century, and the impact of social media and a concomitant rise of political fringe discourses have accelerated the fragmentation of the public and polity, leading to sharper confrontations in the political sphere and giving once again rise to crude forms of nationalism. There are also various stressors and pressures that run counter to simplistic notions of nationalism and point to a great urgency for more transparent, sustainable, participatory and equitable modalities of political engagement and discourses in the region.
Holger Henke is
former vice-chancellor for academic affairs and provost, Wenzhou-Kean
University, Zhejiang, China. His publications include Modern Political Culture in the Caribbean (co-edited with Fred
Reno).
Fred Reno is a professor of political science, Universit des Anilles in Guadeloupe. His publications include Modern Political Culture in the Caribbean (co-edited with Holger Henke).
Fred Reno is a professor of political science, Universit des Anilles in Guadeloupe. His publications include Modern Political Culture in the Caribbean (co-edited with Holger Henke).
