Making Connections: Friendship and Politics

Author:   Heather Devere
Publisher:   Palgrave MacMillan
ISBN:  

9789819762569


Pages:   164
Publication Date:   30 October 2025
Format:   Paperback
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Making Connections: Friendship and Politics


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This book is a historical review of literature and ideas that make the connections between friendship and politics. Using pertinent quotations from a wide variety of sources, the book is divided into three main parts. Firstly, it explores interpretations of the concept of friendship, tracing its use from the Ancient Greek and Roman philosophical works, through to modern and postmodern perspectives, touching on different cultural, religious, and ethical connections. Secondly, the concept of the political is identified according to different aspects and ideological emphases, looking at influences in different time periods, and demonstrating the importance of relational politics as viewed through feminism, identity, culture, globalism, and the ethics of care. The third part draws together the political and friendship highlighting the importance of relational politics and civic friendship as a topic relevant for academic consideration of politics.

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Author:   Heather Devere
Publisher:   Palgrave MacMillan
Imprint:   Palgrave MacMillan
ISBN:  

9789819762569


ISBN 10:   9819762561
Pages:   164
Publication Date:   30 October 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Concept of Friendship.- Chapter 3: The Concept of the Political.- Chapter 4: Political Concepts and Friendship Connections.- Chapter 5: Conclusion.

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Dr. Heather Devere is former Director of Practice at Te Ao o Rongomaraeroa/The National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago in Aotearoa, New Zealand. She has written widely on issues related to the politics of friendship, Indigenous peace traditions and peacebuilding, peace journalism, restorative justice, and social justice and co-edits AMITY: The Journal of Friendship Studies.

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