Economies of empathy: Obama, neoliberalism, and social justice

Environment and Planning D: Society and Space

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 280-297

  Pedwell, Carolyn ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affect; Empathy; Hope; Imagination; Neoliberalism; Obama; Social justice

Indexed keywords

GEOPOLITICS; GOVERNMENT; NEOLIBERALISM; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; POLITICAL THEORY; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 84859867551     PISSN: 02637758     EISSN: 14723433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/d22710     Document Type: Article

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