Examines the theory and philosophy of the emotions and compassion in politics

1. Theorising Political Compassion Maureen Whitebrook 2. Compassion and the Problem of Invisibility in Arendt's Public Space Gudrun von Tevenar 3. Compassion as Risk Lola Frost 4. Towards a Sociology of Compassion in World Affairs Andrew Linklater 5. Motivating Support for Cosmopolitan Political Institutions: The Role and Limits of Compassion Terry Macdonald 6. Compassion in the Practices of International Relations Mervyn Frost 7. The effect of guilt and anger on compassionate helping Nicholas Faulkner 8. The New Social Politics of Pity Iain Wilkinson 9. Compassion and the Lure of Suffering Joanne Faulkner 10. Unconditional Compassion: Wounded Subjects and the Politics of Rescue Paul Muldoon 11. Pity, Compassion, and Forgiveness: The Moral Terrain David Konstan 12. Compassion and Terror Martha Nussbaum 13. The Sublime Threshold: Compassion, Scale, and Attention in the Theater of Clemency Dorothy Noyes

Michael Ure is a Lecturer in Politics at Monash University, Australia.

Mervyn Frost is Professor of International Relations, and Head of the Department of War Studies, King's College London, UK.