Popular Dissent, Human Agency and Global Politics

This book examines a wide range of dissident practices, from street protests to political poetry, in an attempt to demonstrate that they are becoming an increasingly important aspect of global politics. The author draws on several case studies, including an analysis of the events that led to the collapse of the Berlin Wall. The theoretical discussions focus on how people influence the course of politics at a time when boundaries between domestic and international spheres are blurring.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. A Genealogy of Popular Dissent: 1. Rhetorics of dissent in renaissance humanism; 2. Romanticism and the dissemination of radical resistance; 3. Global legacies of popular dissent; Part II. Reading and Rereading Transversal Struggles: 4. From essentialist to discursive conceptions of power; 5. Of 'Men', 'Women' and discursive domination; 6. Of great events and what makes them great; Part III. Discursive Terrains of Dissent: 7. Mapping everyday global resistance; 8. Resistance at the edge of language games; 9. Political boundaries, poetic transgressions; Conclusion.

Summary

This book demonstrates how popular dissent is becoming an increasingly important aspect of global politics. The author draws upon several case studies, including the collapse of the Berlin Wall, to show how people influence the course of politics at a time when boundaries between domestic and international spheres are blurring.

Product details

• Authors: Roland Bleiker
• Assisted by: Thomas J. Biersteker (Editor), Steve Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2015
• EAN: 9780521770996
• ISBN: 978-0-521-77099-6
• No. of pages: 310
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 656 g
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Internati; Cambridge Studies in Internati
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories