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Defiant Publics: The unprecedented reach of the global citizen
Daniel Drache
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Social activism and dissent have become global phenomena for our times. Ordinary people across the world are fighting back. This newly potent political force has defeated governments in India and Spain, and has brought down the EU draft constitution. Disaffected by the triumph of markets, public goods, public interest and public spaces are regaining political ground.
Social activism and dissent have become global phenomena for our times. Ordinary people across the world are fighting back. This newly potent political force has defeated governments in India and Spain, and has brought down the EU draft constitution. Disaffected by the triumph of markets, public goods, public interest and public spaces are regaining political ground.
Daniel Drache argues that, feeding off distrust and suspicion of governments, and assisted by the new cultural flows of people, ideas and information, this is a political phenomenon without historical precedent. No-one owns the new public, elites remain baffled by its power and ... Read more
This lively and engaging book is a must-read for anyone interested in the role of protesters and publics in contemporary politics.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745631790
SKU
V9780745631790
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99-30
About Daniel Drache
Daniel Drache is Director of the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies and Professor of Political Science at York University, Toronto.
Reviews for Defiant Publics: The unprecedented reach of the global citizen
“Drache is well read and committed to his subject, and the book is littered with excellent quotations from leading contemporary thinkers and activists.” Times Higher Education “On reading this book, the activist will understand how to arouse wider political participation, and the skeptic will be concerned that established power uses the same technology to manipulate a passive public. For ... Read more