The art of civil action : political space and cultural dissent / Philipp Dietachmair & Pascal Gielen (eds.) ; with contributions by Andrew Barnett [and sixteen others] ; translation, Esther Banev [and three others].

Amsterdam : Valiz, 2017.

351 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Translated from various languages.

Civil society around the world is increasingly dealing with global questions, whereby it also begins to assume transnational forms of organisation. The arts, with their ability to project alternative realities and communicate ideas, can play a key role in addressing public and political problems. In looking at different platforms, activist groups, and new forms of citizens? initiatives, this book asks how cultural and art initiatives can both question and strengthen the civil domain. Social scientists, cultural theorists, activists, and artists explore how arts and culture can offer various strategies and forms of organisation for a locally rooted society in a globally connected context.

English

January 09, 2018

Includes bibliographical references and index.