Making a Mindful Nation
Mental Health and Governance in the Twenty-First Century
1st Edition
Published on 15. August 2023
216 pages
978-0-691-24449-5 (ISBN)
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Joanna Cook is a Reader in Medical Anthropology at University College London. She is the author of Meditation in Modern Buddhism: Renunciation and Change in Thai Monastic Life and the coauthor of The State We're In: Reflecting on Democracy's Troubles and other books.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction. If Mindfulness is the Answer, What is the Question?
- 1. A Genealogy of the 'Present Moment'
- 2. Depression, Optimism and Metacognition
- 3. Mindfulness in the Extraordinary Ordinary
- 4. Mindful Parliamentarians: Common Sense and Living Well
- 5. Mindful Politics, Participation and Evidence
- 6. The Skilful Means of the Mindful Advocate
- Conclusion. Keep Calm and Carry On?
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
