Libidinal Economies of Crisis Times

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»The term >libidinal economy< has increasingly become a prominent catchphrase in psychoanalytic approaches to society, reflecting a rising interest in political economy and its critique within political theory. But what exactly does it mean, and how are these two concepts related? What is the scandal of the concept of libidinal economy, and why is it often overlooked? How does it help us see the economy as irreducible to >something natural<? These urgent and pressing questions, along with many others, are explored from various perspectives in this fresh, outstanding, and extremely insightful collection of essays, which could not be more timely.«