Pravo na apatiju?
The right to apathy?

Author(s): Renata Salecel
Subject(s): Political Theory, Political behavior, Political psychology, Politics and communication, Politics and society, Politics and Identity
Published by: Институт друштвених наука
Keywords: authoritarianism; neoliberal ideology; neoliberalism;
Summary/Abstract: Apathy is not only a reaction to authoritarianism, but also largely connected to the modus vivendi of the neoliberal ideology. It is therefore not very surprising that we hear more and more about burn-out and empathy fatigue. The text presents the many shades of apathy that we may notice in neoliberalism. Particularly pronounced are the forms of apathy that we encounter in post-socialism. The text also deals with the problems of transition. The concluding remarks provide a review of the idea of “the right to apathy“, that certain American political theorists were receptive to in the mid-20th Century, which receives some new interpretations in our neoliberal times

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