Activist Wisdom: Practical Knowledge and Creative Tension in Social MovementsPeace marches, protest demonstrations and campaigns for or against every cause imaginable have long been part of the Australian social and political landscape. This lively book blends the voices and experiences of insiders involved in particular causes with a bigger picture that analyses successes and failures, communication of ideas and social and political impacts. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Part One Theory and knowledge | 11 |
Theory and history | 13 |
Practical knowledge | 40 |
Part Two Movement tensions | 65 |
Expressive and instrumental | 67 |
Organisation and democracy | 91 |
Unity and difference | 113 |
Redistribution and recognition | 178 |
Counterpublic and mainstream | 201 |
Hope and despair | 224 |
Conclusion | 249 |
Glossary | 254 |
Notes | 258 |
Further reading | 260 |
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