Counterpublics and the State

• Author(s): Robert Asen, Daniel C. Brouwer,
• Publisher: SUNY Press
• Pages: 279
• ISBN_10: 0791451615
  ISBN_13: 9780791451618
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / General , Political Science / History & Theory , Social Science / Sociology / General ,

Description:... In the form of demonstrations, social movements, guerrilla warfare, and internet “hacktivism,” political dissidents or “counterpublics” challenge the state and assert themselves upon the public stage. At stake in such engagements are profound issues of political and economic redistribution, individual and collective rights, political legitimacy, social stability, and identity. This book explores encounters between marginalized people and states to better understand the contours of social controversy and social transformation borne from conflict.