The Down-Deep Delight of Democracy (eBook)

Mark Purcell (Autor)

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2013
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
9781118295663 (ISBN)

Infos

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

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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; Ranci re; 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

Autor

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.

Inhalt

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

Rezensionen

"Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division
undergraduate and graduate collections."
(Choice, 1 December 2013)

"You can't help but pick up a copy of The
Down-Deep Delight of Democracy (DDDD) by Mark Purcell. The
texture of its title - quadruple 'D' - and
the promise of delight are irresistible. Its timely focus on
democracy and the potential we have to become (more)
democratic have much to offer critical geography. The idea that
democratic futures can be grown from present democratic struggles
and that as scholars we might contribute to this growth by
recognizing and valuing them is especially important for future
research agendas ... Purcell's point is that people
are finding their democratic strength in the world
... DDDD is a great start toward an examination of democratic
possibilities." (Antipode, 1 October 2013)



'This is an exceptional book. It is dense, closely
reasoned, scholarly, indispensable as a reference, yet impassioned
and oriented to practical political activity. It traces the history
of democracy, its evolution in philosophy and in practice, and
views democracy as a never-ending process, building on what exists,
ever moving to what could be. It is a provocation both to thought
and to action, aimed both at educators and Occupy
activists.'--Peter Marcuse, Professor Emeritus of
Urban Planning, Columbia University

'Mark Purcell criticizes neoliberals and neo-Keynsians
alike as supporting oligarchy. He establishes democracy as a
transcendent goal--but one that is a process always in a state
of becoming, not an end point. Whether or not one agrees with him
on the supremacy of democracy above all other ends, his views are
challenging and enlightening.'--Susan S.
Fainstein, Harvard University Graduate School of Design,
USA

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.1.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Antipode Book Series
• Reihe/Serie: Antipode Book Series
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
• Schlagworte: Anthropogeographie • Antipode • Democratic Systems • Demokratische Systeme • Geographie • Geography • Gramsci, Lefebvre, Rancière, Deleuze & Guattari, Hardt & Negri, democracy, neoliberalism • Human geography • Political Geography • Political Science • Politikwissenschaft • radical geography • Radical Left
• ISBN-13: 9781118295663 / 9781118295663