Sharing how it feels
‘Politics from Within’ is the practice of taking a different perspective on political life.
‘Politics from Within’ offers a collection of insights into the political experience from the perspective of those inside politics willing to share what it feels like.
Politics is Triple ‘M’ Messy
It all begins with understanding the mess of politics, says Dr James Weinberg.
Can Mindfulness Transform a Politician’s Experience?
Mindfulness helps you to perform nerve-inducing tasks, like delivering a speech in the House or going on live television.
Know your Why; Know your Pie: What can we learn from forgotten candidates?
It’s important not to attach too much personal blame on election failure.
Trauma-triggering-trauma in politics
The truth contains a power and that is ultimately liberating.
Tony Blair’s Special Advisor on handling the UK parliamentary experience
Instead of chasing every idea, prioritise and focus on a few key issues says Tony Blair’s former Special Advisor, for handling the political experience.
What can we learn from the Philippines’ youngest female lawmaker?
The pressure of being a young politician requires considerable self-awareness and receptivity towards others.
How does party culture shape the political experience?
Party culture shapes the experience of delivering democracy in ways that are not as understood as they need to be if we are to truly shape the levers of democratic power in ways that expand social inclusion and wellbeing.
How to integrate faith into politics
Faith in politics is also about letting go of the things you cannot control.
Speech writing as a distilling of experiences, and of learning
Writing and performing a speech is highly emotive, or it should be, but what tools do you have to understand and shape this emotional experience?
Striving for inner plateau as a politician
Your core values are who you are, they are your roots. So how can you stay close to them in the political experience?
How can anthropologists help politicians?
Anthropologists perceive the world from the perspective of different human beings. So, what can we learn from seeing life from the perspective of political life and rituals.
What do politicians need to teach us?
Despite the political experience being so important to shaping our democratic experience, we do not yet truly understand what it feels like to be a politician.
