Oxford Studies in Culture & Politics

Edited by Clifford Bob and James Jasper

Oxford Studies in Culture & Politics analyzes key elements of the political world--conflict, movements, leadership, institutions, and more--as they affect and are affected by cultural phenomena such as identity, rhetoric, ideology, memory, decision-making, and emotions. Bridging disciplinary and methodological divides, the series rigorously explores the cultural dynamics of politics in local, national, and global perspectives.

Of particular interest are the many ways that political actors create and use meanings to make “objective situations” appear more or less amenable to stasis or change. Authors might examine how leaders manipulate historical memories—or the ways in which constructed histories drive conflicts; how campaigns market ideas—or how cultural understandings sway platforms; how policies generate new alliances—or how shifting attitudes alter institutions; how movements and counter-movements attack one another—or how rhetorical combat influences constituents; and how emotions stir change—or how politics fuels anger and activism.

Global in scope, Oxford Studies in Culture & Politics will publish the best of scholarship on a critical and dynamic aspect of politics.