How Compassion can Transform our Politics, Economy, and Society

How Compassion can Transform our Politics, Economy, and Society draws together experts across disciplines - ranging from psychology to climate science, philosophy to economics, history to business - to explore the power of compassion to transform politics, our society, and our economy.

The book shows that compassion can be used as the basis of a new political, economic, and social philosophy as well as a practical tool to address climate breakdown, inequality, homelessness, and more. Crucially, it also provides a detailed plan for its execution. It marks the first time that the study of compassion has been applied across multiple disciplines.

The book provides a template for the study of compassion on an interdisciplinary basis and will appeal to academics, professionals, and the general reader searching for a fresh and inspiring approach to the seemingly intractable problems facing the world.

Matt Hawkins is Co-Director of the think-tank Compassion in Politics. He was part of the Nobel Peace Prize winning team at the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) which successfully lobbied the UN to introduce a ban on nuclear weapons. Most recently, he managed the Equal Civil Partnerships Campaign which secured the introduction of civil partnerships for mixed-sex couples.

Jennifer Nadel is Co-Director of the think-tank Compassion in Politics. She is a qualified barrister, author, political strategist, activist, speaker and award-winning television journalist. She has reported for the BBC, Channel Four News and was ITN's Home Affairs editor. She's run for parliament twice and is the co-author of the Sunday Times Bestseller, WE, which is a roadmap for compassionate change.