The Down-Deep Delight of Democracy

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4443-4997-9
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 381 g

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; Rancière; 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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Purcell, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.