Constructive Resistance: Resisting Injustice by Creating Solutions (Resistance Studies: Critical Engagements with Power and Social Change) - Hardcover

Majken Sørensen; Stellan Vinthagen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1538165392 ISBN 13: 9781538165393

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2023

Synopsis

Constructive resistance occurs when people start to build the society they desire independently of and in opposition to the dominant structures already in place. Through case studies and illustrative examples from around the world, this book explores how people working for a more just, sustainable and peaceful future combine construction and resistance. The book provides students and practitioners of resistance with tools to detect, critically discuss and evaluate cases of constructive resistance. While some movements focus mainly on either construction or resistance, the authors argue that those who manage to creatively combine the two are likely to achieve more far-reaching goals and see their results become more durable.

About this title

About the Authors

Majken Jul Sørensen is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Karlstad University, Sweden. Stellan Vinthagen is Professor of Sociology and the Inaugural Endowed Chair in the Study of Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil Resistance at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he directs the Resistance Studies Initiative. He is Editor of the Journal of Resistance Studies, and Co-Leader of the Resistance Studies Group at University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Stellan Vinthagen is Professor of Sociology and the Inaugural Endowed Chair in the Study of Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil Resistance at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he directs the Resistance Studies Initiative. He is Editor of the Journal of Resistance Studies, and Co-Leader of the Resistance Studies Group at University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Jørgen Johansen is the Deputy Editor of Journal of Resistance Studies and has been active in social justice, peace, environmental and democracy issues in more than 100 countries over the last 40 years.

Jørgen Johansen is the Deputy Editor of Journal of Resistance Studies and has been active in social justice, peace, environmental and democracy issues in more than 100 countries over the last 40 years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1538165392
• ISBN 13: 9781538165393
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 234