S. Harrebye, H. Gordon Skilling

Social Change and Creative Activism in the 21st Century: The Mirror Effect

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-49867-0
• 1st ed. 2016
• Seitenzahl: 251
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 144mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 470g
• ISBN-13: 9781137498670
• ISBN-10: 1137498676
• Artikelnr.: 43895814

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I: IDENTIFYING THE PHENOMENON: MORE THAN AN ETHICAL SPECTACLE
1. Occupying the Space In-Between
2. Creative Activism Today
Part II: MAPPING THE FIELD: USING THE TERRAIN TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
3. First Movers and Circular Cycles of Contention
4. Paradoxes of Participation
Part III: EXPLORING THE PRACTICE - NEW THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
5. The Ambivalence of Cynicism, Irony, and Utopia
6. Mirroring Counter Strategies - Towards a Theory of Reflection
Part IV: QUESTIONING THE IMPACT - NEW TREDS AND FUTURE DILEMMAS
7. Professionalization and Cooptation
8. The Gordian Knot - Measuring Effect and Revisiting Theories of Change

Rezensionen

"In what is a lively and engaging study, Harrebye explores key aspects of the phenomenon, maps the field through a rich theoretical overview, examines established and emerging forms of activist praxis, and reflects on the impact these practices may have on social change. ... Harrebye not only guides the reader through, at times, difficult conceptual and philosophical content, he also presents an original framework that bridges and supplements traditional theories of social movements." (Ian Reilly, International Journal of Communication, Vol. 10, 2016)