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Civil Disobedience Key Concepts Series Barbara Adam, Time Alan Aldridge, Consumption Alan Aldridge, The Market Jakob Arnoldi, Risk Will Atkinson, Class Colin Barnes and Geof Mercer, Disability Darin Barney, The Network Society Mildred Blaxter, Health 2nd edition Harriet Bradley, Gender 2nd edition Harry Brighouse, Justice Mónica Brito Vieira and David Runciman, Representation Steve Bruce, Fundamentalism 2nd edition Joan Busfield, Mental Illness Damien Cahill and Martijn Konings, Neoliberalism Margaret Canovan, The People Andrew Jason Cohen, Toleration Alejandro Colás, Empire Patricia Hill Collins and Sirma Bilge, Intersectionality Mary Daly, Welfare Anthony Elliott, Concepts of the Self 3rd edition Steve Fenton, Ethnicity 2nd edition Katrin Flikschuh, Freedom Michael Freeman, Human Rights 2nd edition Russell Hardin, Trust Geoffrey Ingham, Capitalism Fred Inglis, Culture Robert H. Jackson, Sovereignty Jennifer Jackson Preece, Minority Rights Gill Jones, Youth Paul Kelly, Liberalism Anne Mette Kjær, Governance Ruth Lister, Poverty Jon Mandle, Global Justice Cillian McBride, Recognition Anthony Payne and Nicola Phillips, Development Judith Phillips, Care Chris Phillipson, Ageing Robert Reiner, Crime Michael Saward, Democracy John Scott, Power Timothy J. Sinclair, Global Governance Anthony D. Smith, Nationalism 2nd edition Deborah Stevenson, The City Leslie Paul Thiele, Sustainability 2nd edition Steven Peter Vallas, Work Stuart White, Equality Michael Wyness, Childhood Civil Disobedience William E. Scheuerman polity Copyright © William E. Scheuerman 2018 The right of William E. Scheuerman to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published in 2018 by Polity Press Polity Press 65 Bridge Street Cambridge CB2 1UR, UK Polity Press 101 Station Landing Suite 300, Medford, MA 02155, USA All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purpose of criticism and review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-1862-3 ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-1863-0(pb) A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Scheuerman, William E., 1965- author. Title: Civil disobedience / William E. Scheuerman. Description: Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2017021115 (print) | LCCN 2017023718 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509518654 (Mobi) | ISBN 9781509518661 (Epub) | ISBN 9781509518623 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509518630 (pbk.) Subjects: LCSH: Civil disobedience–Juvenile literature. Classification: LCC JC328.3 (ebook) | LCC JC328.3 .S254 2018 (print) | DDC 303.6/1–dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017021115 Typeset in 10.5 on 12 pt Sabon by Toppan Best-set Premedia Limited Printed and bound in the UK by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon The publisher has used its best endeavours to ensure that the URLs for external websites referred to in this book are correct and active at the time of going to press. However, the publisher has no responsibility for the websites and can make no guarantee that a site will remain live or that the content is or will remain appropriate. Every effort has been made to trace all copyright holders, but if any have been inadvertently overlooked the publisher will be pleased to include any necessary credits in any subsequent reprint or edition. For further information on Polity, visit our website: politybooks.com For my parents Contents Acknowledgments viii Introduction 1 1 Divine Witness 11 2 Liberalism and its Limits 32 3 Deepening Democracy 55 4 Anarchist Uprising 81 5 Postnationalization and Privatization 101 6 Digitalization 122 7 Tilting at Windmills? 140 Conclusion 155 Notes 160 References 176 Index 193 Acknowledgments The initial inspiration for writing this volume came from Edward Snowden, whose 2013 whistleblowing jolted me out of my scholastic slumbers and forced me to think hard about politically motivated lawbreaking and how to make sense of it. Donald Trump’s ascendancy later provided a frightening reminder of why it remains vital that we understand civil disobedience. Robin Celikates and Maeve Cooke accompanied the journey, generously supporting my efforts and commenting on components of the manuscript, as have two colleagues, Russell Hanson and Jeffrey Isaac. I have learned a great deal from all of them. I presented earlier versions of the ideas developed here at my home institution, Indiana University, and Amsterdam University, Copenhagen Business School, Forschungskol leg Humanwissenschaften (Bad Homburg), Goethe Univer- sity (Frankfurt), Hamburg University, Humboldt University (Berlin), Notre Dame University (Indiana), Seoul National University, University College Dublin, University of Memphis, University of Pennsylvania, University of Toronto, and the University of York (UK). As always, the annual Prague critical theory conference on philosophy and social sciences, for which I have been fortunate to serve as co-director, pro- vided ample opportunities to garner critical feedback. Lively audiences there and elsewhere forced me to think more clearly
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