Beschreibung:
This book introduces Root Narrative Theory, a new approach for narrative analysis, decoding moral politics, and for building respect and understanding in conditions of radical disagreement.
1. Introduction: Radical disagreement and root narratives 2. Root narrative theory: between social power and scales of justice 3. The story system: deep structures of the moral imagination 4. Critics of power, prophets of peace: Hobbes, Locke, Marx, Fanon 5. Imagining security: Defense, Unity, Stability 6. Imagining liberty: Consent, Property, Merit 7. Imagining equality: Reciprocity, Nation, Accountability 8. Imagining dignity: Recognition, Liberation, Inclusion 9. Conclusion: From root narrative theory to root narrative practice