This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open
Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.
Concealing the state frees us from admitting the unpleasant
truth-in today's world we are utterly dependent upon the state's
increasingly frantic efforts to control risk. To this end, states
have created systems of coercion and surveillance that are
difficult to reconcile with our theories of political legitimacy.
The dominant ideology of contemporary politics has become the
concealment of the state's overwhelming power and role in daily
life. We prefer the comfortable illusion that we are autonomous
individuals pursuing our plans in a free market. If we hold fast to
that idea, then our distance from policy makers and dwindling
political influence seems less important. Nonetheless, this book
draws upon the anarchist tradition and a wide range of accessible
policy examples (ranging from military organization and
environmental regulations to scientific investment and education)
to reveal the active role of contemporary states behind this
ideological screen. Lindsey argues that we need a new politics that
focuses on exposing and challenging the contemporary state's hidden
agency. Otherwise, how can we democratically control the state when
it denies, from the outset, having the ability to meet our demands?
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