Promises of the Political
Insurgent Cities in a Post-Political Environment
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- Paperback
232 pages
- Release Date
28 August 2018
Summary
The possibility of a new emancipatory and democratizing politics, explored through the lens of recent urban insurgencies.
In Promises of the Political, Erik Swyngedouw explores whether progressive and emancipatory politics is still possible in a post-political era. Activists and scholars have developed the concept of post-politicization to describe the process by which “the political” is replaced by techno-managerial governance. If the political domain has been systematically narrowed…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262535656 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262535653 |
| Author: | Erik Swyngedouw |
| Publisher: | Mit Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 28 August 2018 |
| Weight: | 322g |
| Dimensions: | 227mm x 156mm |
| Series: | The Mit Press |
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About The Author
Erik Swyngedouw
Erik Swyngedouw is Professor of Geography at Manchester University and the author of Liquid Power: Contested Hydro-Modernities in Twentieth-Century Spain (MIT Press).
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