Democratic theorizing from the margins / Marla Brettschneider.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brettschneider, Marla.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--United States.

Democracy.

Marginality, Social--United States.

Marginality, Social.

Minorities--Political activity--United States.

Minorities.

Political science.

Women--Political activity--United States.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Temple University Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Democratic Theorizing from the Margins lays out the basic parameters of diversity-based politics as a still emerging form of democratic theory. Students, activists, and scholars engage in diversity politics on the ground, but generally remain unable to conceptualize a broad understanding of how ""politics from the margins""-that is, political thinking and action that comes from groups often left on the outside of mainstream organizing and action-operates effectively in different contexts and environments. Brettschneider offers concrete lessons from many movements to see what they tell us

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: When: History; Chapter 3: Who: Identity; Chapter 4: What: Recognition; Chapter 5: Why: Rethinking Universals and Particulars; Chapter 6: Where: Multiple Publics; Chapter 7: How: Minoritizing and Majoritizing; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613133892

9781283133890

128313389X

9781439907733

1439907730

OCLC:

705945767