The Down-Deep Delight of Democracy
1st Edition
Published on 22. March 2013
Book
Hardback
184 pages
978-1-4443-4997-9 (ISBN)
Description
Arguing that the hegemony of the neoliberal/capitalist nexus must be challenged if we are to address the proliferating challenges facing our world, this inspiring book explains how democracy can revive the political fortunes of the left.
Explores issues central to the civil uprisings that swept the world in 2011, drawing profound connections between democracy and neoliberalism in an urban context
Features in-depth analysis of key political theorists such as Gramsci; Lefebvre; Ranciere; Deleuze and Guattari; and Hardt and Negri
Advocates the reframing of democracy as a personal and collective struggle to discover the best in ourselves and others
Includes empirical analysis of recent instances of collective action
Explores issues central to the civil uprisings that swept the world in 2011, drawing profound connections between democracy and neoliberalism in an urban context
Features in-depth analysis of key political theorists such as Gramsci; Lefebvre; Ranciere; Deleuze and Guattari; and Hardt and Negri
Advocates the reframing of democracy as a personal and collective struggle to discover the best in ourselves and others
Includes empirical analysis of recent instances of collective action
Reviews / Votes
"Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate and graduate collections." (Choice, 1 December 2013)". . .DDDD is a great start toward an examination of democratic possibilities. Purcell's point is that people are finding their democratic strength in the world; people are claiming their own power with others in interesting ways. We can see these practices if we look with interest and cultivate them if we give them space. Actual practices of democratic, anarchic self-discovery are happening everywhere. When we recognize them we can (and should) give them space and help them grow." (Antipode , 1 October 2013)
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
381 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4443-4997-9 (9781444349979)
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The Down-Deep Delight of Democracy
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Person
Mark Purcell is Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Design & Planning at the University of Washington, USA, where he researches urban politics, political theory, social movements, and democracy. He is the author of Recapturing Democracy (2008) and numerous articles in journals including International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Urban Geography, Environment and Planning, Antipode, Urban Studies, Political Geography, Review of International Political Economy, and Planning Theory.
Content
Acknowledgments viii
1 What Is to Be Done? 1
2 What Democracy Means 29
3 Becoming Democratic 75
4 Becoming Active 92
5 Revolutionary Connections 122
6 Conclusion 143
References 159
Index 168
1 What Is to Be Done? 1
2 What Democracy Means 29
3 Becoming Democratic 75
4 Becoming Active 92
5 Revolutionary Connections 122
6 Conclusion 143
References 159
Index 168