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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Identifying the Phenomenon — More Than an Ethical Spectacle
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Mapping the Field — Using the Terrain to Your Advantage
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Exploring the Practice — New Theoretical Framework
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Questioning the Impact — New Trends and Future Dilemmas
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About this book
This book is a large-scale study of global creative activism. It explores how activists facilitate the cultivation of societal alternatives. Harrebye shows that social activism has got a creative new edge that is blurring the boundaries between artist and activist, and pop, prank, and protest.
Reviews
“The century of change from the centre and the top down is giving way to a century of change from the margins and the bottom up. Spurred by technology and a networked spirit – activism is being transformed … Harrebye expertly guides us through this emerging world and its profound implications for everything that is political in the 21st century.” (Neal Lawson, Compass, UK)
“This book … combines most original theoretical reflections with rich empirical research.” (Donatella della Porta, Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy)
“Instead of considering just one aspect of creative activism or one group of practitioners, Harrebye has done us a great service by stepping back and offering a way of understanding the entire fi eld. An original and valuable contribution!” (Stephen Duncombe, New York University, USA)“This important book offers a theory of critical reflection showing how these expressive and playful elements of protest transcend the status quo to expose problems, challenge rulers, and inspire people to participate together to make change.”-Lance Bennett, University of Washington, USA
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Silas Harrebye is Associate Professor at the Department of Society and Globalisation, Roskilde University, Denmark. He has published his research in several international peer review journals and teaches widely on new forms of democratic participation. Harrebye has a background in philosophy, has experience as a consultant and social entrepreneur, and has been a board member for Action Aid Denmark and The Alternative.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Change and Creative Activism in the 21st Century
Book Subtitle: The Mirror Effect
Authors: Silas F. Harrebye
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137498694
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-69824-0Published: 28 February 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-49869-4Published: 11 May 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 251
Topics: Sociology, general, Political Sociology, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Political Communication, Terrorism and Political Violence, Development and Social Change