The theory and practice of civil disobedience has once again taken on import, given recent events. Considering widespread dissatisfaction with normal political mechanisms, even in well-established liberal democracies, civil disobedience remains hugely important, as a growing number of individuals and groups pursue political action. 'Digital disobedients', Black Lives Matter protestors, Extinction Rebellion climate change activists, Hong Kong activists resisting the PRC's authoritarian clampdown…all have practiced civil disobedience. In this Companion, an interdisciplinary group of scholars reconsiders civil disobedience from many perspectives. Whether or not civil disobedience works, and what is at stake when protestors describe their acts as civil disobedience, is systematically examined, as are the legacies and impact of Henry Thoreau, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King.
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Introduction: Why, Once Again, Civil Disobedience? William E. Scheuerman; Part I. Plural Voices, Rival Frameworks: 1. The Domestication of Henry David Thoreau Russell L. Hanson; 2. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Politics of Disobedient Civility Erin Pineda; 3. Liberalism: John Rawls and Ronald Dworkin Alexander Kaufman; 4. Deliberative Democratic Disobedience Will Smith; 5. Radical Democratic Disobedience Robin Celikates; 6. Realist Disobedience Andrew Sabl; 7. Anarchism: Provincializing Civil Disobedience James Ingram; Part II. Different Elements, Competing Interpretations: 8. (In)civility Candice Delmas; 9. The Ethical Dimension of Civil Disobedience Maeve Cooke; 10. Nonviolence and the Coercive Turn Alexander Livingston; 11. Punishment and Civil Disobedience Christopher Bennett and Kimberley Brownlee; Part III. Changing Circumstances, Political Consequences: 12. Global Citizenship, Global Civil Disobedience and Political Vices Luis Cabrera; 13. Civil Disobedience by States? David Lefkowitz; 14. Coding Resistance: Digital Strategies of Civil Disobedience Theresa Züger; 15. Whistleblowing as Civil Disobedience William E. Scheuerman; 16. Consequences of Civil Disobedience Kurt Schock.
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'… The Cambridge Companion to Civil Disobedience … offers a brilliant and illuminating overview of the contemporary debates on civil disobedience and for that it will no doubt become an invaluable resource for anyone who is interested in politics of protest.' C. Cidam, Perspectives on Politics
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Outlines the theory and practice of civil disobedience, helping to understand how it is operating in the current turbulent conditions.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781108478045
Publisert
2021-07-15
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
820 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
158 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
300

Biographical note

William E. Scheuerman is James H. Rudy Professor of Political Science at Indiana University.