Activist Wisdom

Practical Knowledge and Creative Tension in Social Movements

Sarah Maddison, Sean Scalmer

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New South Wales Univ Pres
01 October 2005

Political activism; Australian Society

Peace marches, protest demonstrations and campaigns for or against every cause imaginable have long been part of the Australian social and political landscape. This lively book blends the voices and experiences of insiders involved in particular causes with a bigger picture that analyses successes and failures, communication of ideas and social and political impacts.

By: Sarah Maddison, Sean Scalmer
Imprint: New South Wales Univ Pres
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 388g
ISBN: 9780868406862
ISBN 10: 0868406864
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 October 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Biographies of interviewees; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Theory and knowledge; Chapter 1: Theory and history; Chapter 2: Practical knowledge; Part Two: Movement tensions; Chapter 3: Expressive and instrumental; Chapter 4: Organisation and democracy; Chapter 5: Unity and difference; Chapter 6: Reform and revolution; Chapter 7: Local and global; Chapter 8: Redistribution and recognition; Chapter 9: Counter-public and the mainstream; Chapter 10: Hope and despair.

Sarah Maddison is a lecturer in Australian Politics at UNSW. A passionate believer in the possibility of social justice and social change, she has been politically active since she was a teenager. For the last 10 years Sarah has been active in the Australian women's movement and is currently a national media spokesperson for the Women's Electoral Lobby. Sean Scalmer is a lecturer in Sociology at Macquarie University. He has been researching class, social movements, non-violence and intellectuals in Britain and Australia for more than ten years. UNSW Press published his book on protest and the media, Dissent Events, in 2002. Since 1996, Sean has worked on the radical magazine of culture and politics, Overland.