The Gilets Jaunes and the New Social Contract (Paperback)

This book provides a lively account of the gilets jaunes, the yellow vest movement that has shaken France since 2018. Charles Devellennes assesses what lessons can be drawn from their activities and the impact for the contemporary relationship between state and citizen. Informed by a dialogue with past political theorists - from Hobbes, Spinoza and Rousseau to Rawls, Nozick and Diderot - and reflecting on the challenges posed by the yellow vest movement, the author rethinks the concept of the social contract for contemporary societies around the world. It proposes a new relationship between the state and the individual, and establishes the necessity of rethinking the modern democratic nature of our representative polities in order to provide a genuine process for the healing of social ills.

General

Imprint:	Bristol University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2022
Authors:	Charles Devellennes
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	180
ISBN-13:	978-1-5292-1221-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Demonstrations & protest movements Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups
LSN:	1-5292-1221-9
Barcode:	9781529212211

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