Civil Disobedience: (Un)Common Sense in Mass Democracies

Quill, Lawrence

What role might civil disobedience play in the politics of representative democracies as power 'leaks' from the nation state? If traditional politics has surrendered to the interests of global corporations what are the consequences? Quill proposes a reappraisal of civil disobedience and civil obedience in order to address these and other questions.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2009-03-26

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230555051

DOI: 10.1057/9780230234369

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 195