Today there are more states controlling more people than at any
other point in history. We live in a world shaped by the authority
of the state. Yet the complexion of state authority is patchy and
uneven. While it is almost always possible to trace the formal
rules governing human interaction to the statute books of one state
or another, in reality the words in these books often have little
bearing upon what is happening on the ground. Their meanings are
intentionally and unintentionally misrepresented by those who are
supposed to enforce them and by those who are supposed to obey
them, generating a range of competing authorities, voices, and
allegiances. "The Everyday Life of the State" explores this
"everyday" transformation of state authority into multiple scripts,
narratives, and political activities. Drawing upon case studies
from across the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia, the chapters
in this book investigate the many ways in which those subjects
traditionally regarded as being weak, passive, and obedient manage
not only to resist the authority of state actors but to actively
subvert and appropriate it, in the process making, unmaking, and
remaking the boundaries between state and society over and over
again. Collectively, these chapters make an important contribution
to the expanding literature on "everyday politics."
The "state-in-society" approach used in this volume has been
developed by political scientist Joel S. Migdal, the Robert F.
Philip Professor of International Studies in the University of
Washington's Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies.
Adam White is the author of "The Politics of Private Security:
Regulation, Reform and Re-Legitimation." The contributors include
Senem Aslan, Lauren L. Basson, Ceren Belge, Mary Alice Haddad, Iza
Hussin, Arda Ibikoglu, Ahmet T. Kuru, Y ksel Sezgin, Benjamin
Smith, Pamela J. Stumpo, Maha El-Taji Daghash, Nicole F. Watts, and
Patricia J. Woods.
"The coherence of the collection is outstanding. The
state-in-society approach that informs the individual contributions
and the volume as a whole provides a strong foundation that holds
together analyses that cover a wide geographical scope." -Resat
Kasaba, University of Washington"
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