Frank Furedi
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 105948 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Frank Furedi |
| PRENOMES | Frank |
| SOBRENOME | Furedi |
| ASSINATURA | FUREDI F |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Kent |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 45 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 368 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 45 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1973 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2022 |
| ÍNDICE H | 8 |
Road to Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the latest chapter in a series of events that have their origins in World War One. The difficult existential questions that emerged before and during this conflict still remain unresolved. Contrary to the claim that wars are not supposed to happen in Europe or that we live in the era of the End of History, the experience of Ukraine highlights the salience of the spell of the past. The failure of the West to take it…
Why Borders Matter
Social Distancing, Safe Spaces and the Demand for Quarantine
Social distance has been a topic of interest in sociology for more than a century before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whereas in the past it referred to the distance between groups in more recent times it signifies the space between individuals. The aspiration for safe space and personal boundaries in recent years indicated that social distancing has acquired an increasingly individuated and privatised form. This article suggests that t…
Populism and the European Culture Wars
The demobilized African soldier and the blow to white prestige
During the Second World War, a striking sense of fear permeated imperial discussions of the likely consequences of the demobilization of colonial troops. Officials feared that colonial troops would at once see the weakness of imperial control and the decline of white prestige. The fears articulated towards the returning colonial soldier were an expression of an acute imperial sensitivity towards the problem of control. The experience of the Secon…
Populism and the European Culture Wars
Concern and hostility towards populism has become a distinctive feature of contemporary political culture. In Europe such concerns are frequently directed at Eurosceptics, whose opposition to the European Union is often portrayed as a cultural crime. Ancient anti-democratic claims about the gullibility, ignorance and irrationality of the masses are frequently recycled through the anti-populist condemnation of people who vote the wrong way. This b…
Moral Panic and Reading
From its inception the medium of writing has been a source of moral concern. The growth of the printed media reinforced these apprehensions. Fears about the media effect on the behaviour of readers became recurring phenomena - in some cases provoking reactions characterised as a moral panic. These periodic outbursts of disquiet can be best understood as panics about the potential impact of the media on public morality. Such reactions were not sim…
Bringing Historical Dimensions Into the Study of Social Problems
Appeals to authority have always played a key role in the construction of social problems. Authority legitimates claims, which is why claim-makers have always sought its validation. An exploration into the historical dimension of the social construction of authority provides insight into changing foundations on which claims about social problems are made. In contrast to the Middle Ages, the modern era has found it difficult to gain consensus on t…
Moral Crusades in an Age of Mistrust
The epidemic of scandals unleashed by the Savile Scandal highlights the precarious status of relations of trust. The rapid escalation of this crisis offers insights into the relationship between anxie
Authority
Concern with authority is as old as human history itself. Eve's sin was to challenge the authority of God by disobeying his rule. Frank Furedi explores how authority was contested in ancient Greece and given a powerful meaning in Imperial Rome. Debates about religious and secular authority dominated Europe through the Middle Ages and the Reformation. The modern world attempted to develop new foundations for authority – democratic consent, public …
The Authority of Public Opinion-why Weber declined to take part in the conversation
During the second half of the19th and early 20th centuries the role of public opinion became a focus of debate for political and social theorists. Although sociologists disagreed whether public opinion was a threat to order they agreed that it exercised an important influence on the working of modern authority. Yet despite his interest in the substantive issues raised in this debate, Max Weber wrote very little about public opinion. His silence o…
The Americanization Of Social Science
Celebrity Culture
Extending a Life with Meaning
Fear and Security
The aim of this article is to explore the rise of vulnerability‐led policy‐making. It attempts to engage with the apparent puzzle of why the official rhetoric of promoting resilience frequently gives way to an orientation towards an emphasis on vulnerability. It contends that the current conceptualization of resilience assumes that vulnerability is the defining condition of social life. One likely consequence of this approach is the reinforcement…
Making Sense of Suicide Missions
The Politicization of Life Style
The changing meaning of disaster
Adverse events such as disasters are interpreted through a system of meaning provided by culture. Historically, research into society's response to disasters provides numerous examples of community resilience in face of adversity. However, since the 1980s, numerous researchers have challenged the previous optimistic accounts and argue that such incidents result in long-term damage to the community. It is claimed that community response to a disas…
From the Narrative of the Blitz to the Rhetoric of Vulnerability
Through comparing the cultural representations of the floods of the 1950s with those of the year 2000, this article explores the changing conceptualizations of adversity in Britain.The focus of this study is the shift from a narrative of resilience in the 1950s to a narrative of vulnerability in the early 21st century.This shift is paralleled by a reorientation of cultural scripts from an emphasis on community solidarity to individual distress. T…
Culture of Fear Revisited
Preface Introduction 1. The explosion of risks 2. Why do we panic? 3. the culture of abuse 4. A world of risky strangers 5. Who can you trust? 6. The new etiquette 7. The Politics of Fear 8. Towards a sociology of fear Bibliography Index
The end of professional dominance
The Mau Mau war in perspective
Although Mau Mau was militarily crushed in the mid-fifties, the struggle for land rights was only contained in Kenya's post-independence era. Kikuyu squatters on European estates who formed the backbone of this movement are the main subject of this book. Furedi breaks new ground in following the story of the participants of the rural movement during the decade after the defeat of Mau Mau. New archival sources and interviews provide exciting mater…
Colonial wars and the politics of Third World nationalism
Part 1 The elaboration of the imperialist perspective: the qualities of the anti-colonial response the problem of control the response to 1948 diagnosing disorder - imperial attitudes towards anti-colonial nationalism. Part 2 Recasting Third World nationalism: the conduct of colonial emergencies - the struggle for control reshaping anti-colonial politics capturing the nationalist movement - the big split.
Democracy and participation
An ideal introduction for undergraduate students of social movements in courses on sociology, social policy and political theory with a focus on collective action and social protest. The book provides accessible theoretical readings and case studies of particular movements concerned with women's rights, ethnicity and 'race', disability, peace, anti-privatization. It explores issues of youth and political involvement, free speech and unemployment …
Culture of Fear
Racism after 'Race Relations
Part 1: The Concept of Racism 1. Apropos the Idea of Race...Again 2. Nationalism and Racism - Antithesis and Articulation 3. The Civilization and Racialization of the Interior. Part 2: Migration Theory and History 4. Theorisizing Migration - Possibilities and Problems 5. Migration History and British Racisms 6. Racializing Subjects and Aliens. Part 3: European Perspectives 7. Intergrating Immigrants in Europe? 8. Migration and the Nation State - …
The African Crowd in Nairobi
The absence of popular participation in the political process of post-independent Kenya should be seen as the outcome of a political tension, which has its roots in the colonial period. The growth of Nairobi, a colonial urban centre par excellence , provided unequal opportunities for its African population. The majority of the Nairobi Africans came to constitute the African crowd—domestic servants, the majority of workers in private and public em…
The changing meaning of disaster
Adverse events such as disasters are interpreted through a system of meaning provided by culture. Historically, research into society's response to disasters provides numerous examples of community resilience in face of adversity. However, since the 1980s, numerous researchers have challenged the previous optimistic accounts and argue that such incidents result in long-term damage to the community. It is claimed that community response to a disas…
The social composition of the Mau Mau movement in the white highlands
This article is an attempt to locate the social basis of the Mau Mau movement in the White Highlands. It is argued that the Mau Mau revolt was an outcome of a prolonged agrarian struggle between Kikuyu squatters and European settlers. In this agrarian struggle, the leading rôle was assumed by Kikuyu artisans and petty traders. This leadership provided the Mau Mau movement with the type of organisation and strategy that could unite the Kikuyu peas…
The end of professional dominance
Fear and Security
The aim of this article is to explore the rise of vulnerability‐led policy‐making. It attempts to engage with the apparent puzzle of why the official rhetoric of promoting resilience frequently gives way to an orientation towards an emphasis on vulnerability. It contends that the current conceptualization of resilience assumes that vulnerability is the defining condition of social life. One likely consequence of this approach is the reinforcement…
From the Narrative of the Blitz to the Rhetoric of Vulnerability
Through comparing the cultural representations of the floods of the 1950s with those of the year 2000, this article explores the changing conceptualizations of adversity in Britain.The focus of this study is the shift from a narrative of resilience in the 1950s to a narrative of vulnerability in the early 21st century.This shift is paralleled by a reorientation of cultural scripts from an emphasis on community solidarity to individual distress. T…
Knowing me, knowing you
Cultural and political interest in people's emotional well-being encourages the idea that education should play a prominent role in fostering students' emotional intelligence, self-esteem and self-awareness. This resonates increasingly with a broader therapeutic ethos that supporters claim promotes better personal relationships and democratic processes. The paper questions whether such goals are progressive in the education of adults, and explore…
The Silent War
Journal Article The Silent War: Imperialism and the Changing Perception of Race. By Frank Füredi. (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1998. vi, 282 pp. Cloth, $50.00, ISBN 0-8135-2611-6. Paper, $20.00, ISBN 0-8135-2612-4.) Get access Paola Gemme Paola Gemme University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 87, Issue 1, June 2000, Pages 278–279, http…
The New Ideology of Imperialism
The Development of Anti-Asian Opinion Among Africans in Nakuru District, Kenya
Journal Article THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANTI-ASIAN OPINION AMONG AFRICANS IN NAKURU DISTRICT, KENYA Get access FRANK FUREDI FRANK FUREDI Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 73, Issue 292, July 1974, Pages 347–358, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a096495 Published: 01 July 1974
Celebrity Culture
Social Distancing, Safe Spaces and the Demand for Quarantine
Social distance has been a topic of interest in sociology for more than a century before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whereas in the past it referred to the distance between groups in more recent times it signifies the space between individuals. The aspiration for safe space and personal boundaries in recent years indicated that social distancing has acquired an increasingly individuated and privatised form. This article suggests that t…
Moral Panic and Reading
From its inception the medium of writing has been a source of moral concern. The growth of the printed media reinforced these apprehensions. Fears about the media effect on the behaviour of readers became recurring phenomena - in some cases provoking reactions characterised as a moral panic. These periodic outbursts of disquiet can be best understood as panics about the potential impact of the media on public morality. Such reactions were not sim…
The silent ascendancy of therapeutic culture in Britain
Britain's Colonial Emergencies and the Invisible Nationalists
From the perspective of imperial propaganda Britain's colonial emergencies of the forties and fifties have straightforward, even self-evident explanations. In the case of Malaya the state of emergency declared in June 1948 was a response to an international communist plot designed to seize power. In Kenya, an underground conspiracy of tribal extremists necessitated the implementation of emergency powers in October 1952 and the intervention of the…
New Britain-A nation of victims
Britain's colonial wars
Creating a breathing space
(1993). Creating a breathing space: The political management of colonial emergencies. The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History: Vol. 21, Emergencies and Disorder in the European Empires after 1945, pp. 89-106
Bringing Historical Dimensions Into the Study of Social Problems
Appeals to authority have always played a key role in the construction of social problems. Authority legitimates claims, which is why claim-makers have always sought its validation. An exploration into the historical dimension of the social construction of authority provides insight into changing foundations on which claims about social problems are made. In contrast to the Middle Ages, the modern era has found it difficult to gain consensus on t…
The Politicization of Life Style
The African Crowd in Nairobi
The absence of popular participation in the political process of post-independent Kenya should be seen as the outcome of a political tension, which has its roots in the colonial period. The growth of Nairobi, a colonial urban centre par excellence , provided unequal opportunities for its African population. The majority of the Nairobi Africans came to constitute the African crowd—domestic servants, the majority of workers in private and public em…
The Development of Anti-Asian Opinion Among Africans in Nakuru District, Kenya
Journal Article THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANTI-ASIAN OPINION AMONG AFRICANS IN NAKURU DISTRICT, KENYA Get access FRANK FUREDI FRANK FUREDI Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 73, Issue 292, July 1974, Pages 347–358, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a096495 Published: 01 July 1974
The social composition of the Mau Mau movement in the white highlands
This article is an attempt to locate the social basis of the Mau Mau movement in the White Highlands. It is argued that the Mau Mau revolt was an outcome of a prolonged agrarian struggle between Kikuyu squatters and European settlers. In this agrarian struggle, the leading rôle was assumed by Kikuyu artisans and petty traders. This leadership provided the Mau Mau movement with the type of organisation and strategy that could unite the Kikuyu peas…
Britain's Colonial Emergencies and the Invisible Nationalists
From the perspective of imperial propaganda Britain's colonial emergencies of the forties and fifties have straightforward, even self-evident explanations. In the case of Malaya the state of emergency declared in June 1948 was a response to an international communist plot designed to seize power. In Kenya, an underground conspiracy of tribal extremists necessitated the implementation of emergency powers in October 1952 and the intervention of the…
Britain's colonial wars
The Mau Mau War in Perspective
Creating a breathing space
(1993). Creating a breathing space: The political management of colonial emergencies. The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History: Vol. 21, Emergencies and Disorder in the European Empires after 1945, pp. 89-106
The New Ideology of Imperialism
Racism after 'Race Relations
Part 1: The Concept of Racism 1. Apropos the Idea of Race...Again 2. Nationalism and Racism - Antithesis and Articulation 3. The Civilization and Racialization of the Interior. Part 2: Migration Theory and History 4. Theorisizing Migration - Possibilities and Problems 5. Migration History and British Racisms 6. Racializing Subjects and Aliens. Part 3: European Perspectives 7. Intergrating Immigrants in Europe? 8. Migration and the Nation State - …
Mau Mau from Below
Journal Article Mau Mau from Below Get access Mau Mau from Below, by Greet Kershaw. James Currey, 1997. xxx+354 pp. £40 hardback, £14.95 paperback. ISBN 0-85255-732-9 and 0-85255-731-0. FRANK FUREDI FRANK FUREDI University of Kent at Canterbury Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 97, Issue 386, January 1998, Pages 135–136, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a007911 Published: …
Population and Development
New Britain-A nation of victims
Population and Development
Complaining Britain
The Silent War
Journal Article The Silent War: Imperialism and the Changing Perception of Race. By Frank Füredi. (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1998. vi, 282 pp. Cloth, $50.00, ISBN 0-8135-2611-6. Paper, $20.00, ISBN 0-8135-2612-4.) Get access Paola Gemme Paola Gemme University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 87, Issue 1, June 2000, Pages 278–279, http…
The silent ascendancy of therapeutic culture in Britain
Afterword
Promiscuity of choice
Anthropological and Sociological Perspectives on the Study of Children
Knowing me, knowing you
Cultural and political interest in people's emotional well-being encourages the idea that education should play a prominent role in fostering students' emotional intelligence, self-esteem and self-awareness. This resonates increasingly with a broader therapeutic ethos that supporters claim promotes better personal relationships and democratic processes. The paper questions whether such goals are progressive in the education of adults, and explore…
Culture of Fear Revisited
Preface Introduction 1. The explosion of risks 2. Why do we panic? 3. the culture of abuse 4. A world of risky strangers 5. Who can you trust? 6. The new etiquette 7. The Politics of Fear 8. Towards a sociology of fear Bibliography Index
The end of professional dominance
The changing meaning of disaster
Adverse events such as disasters are interpreted through a system of meaning provided by culture. Historically, research into society's response to disasters provides numerous examples of community resilience in face of adversity. However, since the 1980s, numerous researchers have challenged the previous optimistic accounts and argue that such incidents result in long-term damage to the community. It is claimed that community response to a disas…
From the Narrative of the Blitz to the Rhetoric of Vulnerability
Through comparing the cultural representations of the floods of the 1950s with those of the year 2000, this article explores the changing conceptualizations of adversity in Britain.The focus of this study is the shift from a narrative of resilience in the 1950s to a narrative of vulnerability in the early 21st century.This shift is paralleled by a reorientation of cultural scripts from an emphasis on community solidarity to individual distress. T…
Fear and Security
The aim of this article is to explore the rise of vulnerability‐led policy‐making. It attempts to engage with the apparent puzzle of why the official rhetoric of promoting resilience frequently gives way to an orientation towards an emphasis on vulnerability. It contends that the current conceptualization of resilience assumes that vulnerability is the defining condition of social life. One likely consequence of this approach is the reinforcement…
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