Politics without Violence?

Jenny Pearce is Research Professor in the Latin America and Caribbean Centre of the London School of Economics, UK. Previously, she was Professor of Latin American Studies in Peace Studies, University of Bradford. She is a political scientist who works as an anthropologist and is also an anthropologist of peace. She has conducted fieldwork in many violent contexts in Latin America and was recognised as ‘Outstanding Latin Americanist’ at the International Conference of Americanistas in San Salvador in 2015.

• Chapter 1: Violence and Politics: The Classical Lens.- Chapter 2: Violence and Politics: Critical Alternatives.- Chapter 3: The Distinctiveness of Violence: The Sense of Embodiment.- Chapter 4: The Distinctiveness of Violence: From the Biological to the Social Body.- Chapter 5: The Distinctiveness of Violence: The Military Organization of Social Power.- Chapter 6:The Monopoly of Violence: From Affect Control to Biopower.- Chapter 7: The Legitimacy of Violence.- Chapter 8: The Legality and Justice of Violence.- Conclusion: Violence and Politics: Towards and Emotional Enlightenment.