Have you ever fallen out with someone close to you over your political ideas or convictions or felt that a personal relationship was damaged because you disagreed about politics?
Translated by Chantal Barry: Professor, Sciences Po
Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Seeing Politics Through the Prism of Intimacy PART I: LOVE AND POLITICS 3. Politics at Home 4. Agreeing, Disagreeing PART II: FIGURES OF AGREEMENT 5. The Ideal of Osmosis 6. Categorical Imperative 7. Political Eros 8. Undue Influence 9. Golden Silence PART III: FIGURES OF DISAGREEMENT 10. The Chili Pepper 11. The Scene 12. Breaking Up 13. Democratic Intimacy 14. Malaise 15. Taboo PART IV: POLITICS AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS 16. Scene 1: Parents 17. Children and the Desire for Transmission 18. Siblings: Between Twinning and Rivalry 19. The Need for Recognition within the Couple 20. Affinity in Friendship 21. Conclusion 22. Agreement: a Prerequisite for Love? 23. Harmony: an Expectation Proper to our Democratic Societies 25. How Far can Disagreement Go? 26. Difference at the Heart of Love, Conflict at the Heart of Democracy 27. Main Characteristics of Survey Respondents Bibliography List of Tables and Figures Conclusion – Table 1