Exemplarity in Global Politics

‘We live in a world full of exemplars, but far from an exemplary world, a contradiction that fuels these subtle and richly satisfying analyses of how aspirational models of people and forms might circulate. This nuanced bouquet of chapters brings together interdisciplinary approaches that reveal the types of social coordination that must exist for exemplars to emerge, circulate, and in turn structure future possibilities that people thus learn to find worthwhile. This collection is a vital starting point for all who want to understand a world built to enable exemplars to spark social change.’ Ilana Gershon, Rice University
‘This conceptually compelling and empirically scrumptious collection edited by Noyes and Wille unpicks the modalities and uptakes of exemplarity in world politics with rare anthropological sensibility. For a finely imaginative example of empirical theorising, defying disciplinary boundaries and engaging a range of perspectives, look no further. A treat.’ Maria Mälksoo, University of Copenhagen
‘How do exemplary acts become themselves? This impressive, wide-ranging volume interrogates the intricate interplay of political claims, performance events and recognition. The chapters offer the reader refreshing and important transdisciplinary insights into the global politics of exemplarity.’ Srdjan Vucetic, University of Ottawa