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This volume explores political culture, especially the catastrophic elements of the global social order emerging in the twenty-first century. By emphasizing the texture of political action, the book theorizes how social context becomes evident on the surface of events and analyzes the performative dimensions of political experience. The attention to catastrophe allows for an understanding of how ordinary people contend with normal system operation once it is indistinguishable from system breakdown. Through an array of case studies, the book provides an account of change as it is experienced, negotiated, and resisted in specific settings that define a society’s capacity for political action.

Politics and culture --- Political culture --- Political participation --- Social action --- Rhetoric --- Political aspects. --- activism. --- analysis. --- anthropology. --- capitalism. --- case studies. --- catastrophe. --- catastrophic elements. --- culture. --- democracy. --- engaging. --- evolution. --- generational. --- historical. --- history. --- human condition. --- humanities. --- lifetime. --- modern world. --- normal system. --- ordinary people. --- performative dimensions. --- political action. --- political culture. --- political experience. --- political science. --- political. --- revolution. --- rhetoric. --- social changes. --- social context. --- social issues. --- social order. --- social sciences. --- society. --- theoretical.