Download or read book Emotional Governance written by B. Richards and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-10-17 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lucid and original work argues for a new style of political leadership, one which pays deliberate and sophisticated attention to the emotional dynamics of the public. A case study of terrorism, as a highly emotional topic and as a key political issue in many liberal democracies, grounds the book's ideas in today's political landscape.