What role might civil disobedience play in the politics of representative democracies as power 'leaks' from the nation state? If traditional politics has surrendered to the interests of global corporations what are the consequences? Quill proposes a reappraisal of civil disobedience and civil obedience in order to address these and other questions.

Autorentext
LAWRENCE QUILL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at San José State University, USA. He is the author of Liberty after Liberalism.

Inhalt
What Civil Disobedience Is (And Is Not) Obedience: Ancient and Modern Appealing to Heaven The Politics of Perception Civil Disobedience, Alienation, Political Rupture Disobedience: International or Cosmopolitan? Conclusion