Saving Liberalism from Itself - 9781529215489

Saving Liberalism from ItselfThe Spirit of Political Participation\nAuthor(s): Timothy Stacey\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bristol University Press\nISBN-13: 9781529215489, 978-1529215489\nSynopsis\nAvailable Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence\n\nIn the wake of populism, Timothy Staceys book critically reflects on what is missing from the liberal project with the aim of saving liberalism.\n\nIt explains that populists have harnessed myth, ritual, magic and tradition to advance their ambitions, and why opponents need to embrace rather than eschew them. Using examples of liberally oriented activists in Vancouver, it presents an accessible theorization of these quasi-religious concepts in secular life.\n\nThe result is to provide both a new theoretical understanding of why liberalism fails to engage people, and a toolkit for campaigners, policymakers and academics seeking to bridge the gap between liberal aspirations and l.