Citizenship in a time of empire: the World Social Forum as a new public space
Titel:
Citizenship in a time of empire: the World Social Forum as a new public space
Auteur:
Conway, Janet
Verschenen in:
Citizenship studies
Paginering:
Jaargang 8 (2004) nr. 4 pagina's 367-381
Jaar:
2004-12
Inhoud:
Under conditions of neoliberal globalization, structural adjustment and the war on terror, the progressive expansion of modern citizenship, both in its substance and geographic reach, is increasingly in question. Yet, popular demands for democratization, rights and participation are exploding worldwide. This article argues for shifts in focus in the study of citizenship from states, institutions and the national scale to cultural practices in civil society at multiple scales in order to discern and theorize emergent citizenship practices under conditions of 'empire'. The article examines the World Social Forum as a new kind of public space, 'placed' but transnational, and giving rise to a transnational subaltern counterpublic. Through its practices, this counterpublic is forging a new paradigm of citizenship.
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