Fresh off the press is a new book by Dr. Joonas Martikainen, who is postdoc in the Agency as Experience and Capacity project.
The monograph, ‘Political Poverty: Losing Faith in Democracy’, delivers a new account of political agency, participation, and disenfranchisement. Drawing on phenomenology and critical theory, the volume enriches political theory by expanding on the motivational aspect of disengagement, such as on hope and a sense of belonging foster political participation.
