The Politics of Moral Capital

by John Kane

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Description Politicians and governments care deeply about people's moral judgments, which provide the moral capital needed for survival and effective functioning. Lincoln, de Gaulle, Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi illustrate the workings of moral capital in politics, and a study of the American presidency considers moral capital in the US.

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It is often said that politics is an amoral realm of power and interest in which moral judgment is irrelevant. In this book, by contrast, John Kane argues that people's positive moral judgments of political actors and institutions provide leaders with an important resource, which he christens 'moral capital'. Negative judgements cause a loss of moral capital which jeopardizes legitimacy and political survival. Studies of several historical and contemporary leaders - Lincoln, de Gaulle, Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi - illustrate the significance of moral capital for political legitimation, mobilizing support, and the creation of strategic opportunities. In the book's final section, Kane applies his arguments to the American presidency from Kennedy to Clinton. He argues that a moral crisis has afflicted the nation at its mythical heart and has been refracted through and enacted within its central institutions, eroding the moral capital of government and people and undermining the nation's morale.

Author Biography

Pilobolus performs for stage and broadcast audiences around the world, and its works are represented in the repertories of other major dance companies. The company works frequently with children and schools. Its educational outreach program, the Pilobolus Institute, uses choreography as a model for creative thinking, and has produced major projects and residencies for the Lincoln Center Institute, the Julliard School, Yale University, and the Cleveland School for the Arts, among others. Pilobolus is based in Washington, Connecticut.
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  • ISBN 0521663571
  • ISBN-13 9780521663571
  • Title The Politics of Moral Capital
  • Author John Kane
  • Format Paperback
  • Year 2001
  • Pages 288
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press
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