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This book examines constructive resistance practices that range
from street protests to the use of photographic images, and
displays their role in local and global political processes. By
building on a rich selection of interview material and other
empirical research, the book elaborates on different cases of
constructive resistance, where close attention is paid to the
productive qualities that are involved. It offers new perspectives
on the undertakings of different epistemic battles that occur
around current issues such as gender, nationalism, climate change,
migration and the right to land, and explores personal narratives,
artistic expressions and public statements that are utilized as
means of resistance, and performed in order to negotiate different
established truths. More specifically, the book discusses the
discursive struggles regarding migrant bodies, where artifacts that
pertain to the hardship are presented in Swedish museums; the Preah
Vihear temple conflict between Cambodia and Thailand; the border
conflict in West Sahara; the self-making of (self-defined) women
politicians in Cambodia; and climate activism communication.
Through discussions on the importance of figurations, posters,
narratives, photographs, artifacts and buildings in the
establishing of contemporary discussions and world views, the book
inquires how and why these representations are (re)imparted with
meaning and the effect that this has. The book does not only
illustrate different forms of resistance, but also contributes
theoretically to our understanding of repetitions, emotions and
time, which are properties that must be embarked upon in order to
capture the various dimension of resistance. Given that the type of
constructive resistance that is expanded upon is about processes of
significations, the time aspect—how alternative truths are
repeated and thereby established over time—becomes crucial. And,
resistance has a temporality of its own; for example, close
authorities are instantly resisted here and now, while
meaning-making resistance suffers from the inescapable time-lag of
processes of signification. In all forms of resistance, emotions
prevail as an important engine of political struggles and, as is
displayed in this book, emotions are an important means of
constructive resistance.
This book provides insights into forms of resistance that produce
new world views and subject positions. It explores how productive
forms of resistance not only works against power, but rather it can
be seen as practices that produce new subject positions and
realities. In doing so, the book does not only illustrate different
forms of resistance, but a major contribution will be to
theoretically display different properties that must be embarked
upon in order to capture various dimension of 'productive'
resistance. The book contributes to future empirically grounded
studies and propose some considerations on how to study resistance
in terms of producing different realities and identity positions.
This book discusses different ways in which the cross-roads between
emotions and resistance can be theorised. While the sociological
field focuses primarily on emotions that are entangled in the
relationship between the individual and collective, the cultural
studies field has recently started to emphasise affects as a
'rescue' from the deterministic aspect of the poststructuralist
approach (in which language decides everything) (Hemmings 2005,
2014). Scholars promoting the 'affective turn' argue that affects
and interpretations are inseparable. By taking affects as the point
of departure, it is argued that it is possible to show how bodies
move in their own ways, but still in relation to others. Departing
from this, it becomes interesting to explore how emotions are
involved in different power relations and how they feed resistance.
If we accept that emotions and interpretations are entangled and
inseparable then we must investigate emotions as powerful forces of
resistance. The chapters were originally published in a special
issue of the Journal of Political Power.
Political scientists have, on occasion, missed subtle but powerful
forms of 'everyday resistance' and have not been able to show how
different representations (pictures, statements, images, practices)
have different impacts when negotiating power. Instead they have
concentrated on open forms of resistance, organized rebellions and
collective actions. Departing from James Scott's idea that
oppression and resistance are in constant change, Resisting
Gendered Norms provides us with a compelling account on the nexus
between gender, resistance and gender-based violence in Cambodia.
To illustrate how resistance is often carried out in the tension
between, on the one hand, universal/globalised representations and,
on the other, local 'truths' and identity constructions, in-depth
interviews with civil society representatives, politicians as well
as stakeholders within the legal/juridical system were conducted.
Political scientists have, on occasion, missed subtle but powerful
forms of 'everyday resistance' and have not been able to show how
different representations (pictures, statements, images, practices)
have different impacts when negotiating power. Instead they have
concentrated on open forms of resistance, organized rebellions and
collective actions. Departing from James Scott's idea that
oppression and resistance are in constant change, Resisting
Gendered Norms provides us with a compelling account on the nexus
between gender, resistance and gender-based violence in Cambodia.
To illustrate how resistance is often carried out in the tension
between, on the one hand, universal/globalised representations and,
on the other, local 'truths' and identity constructions, in-depth
interviews with civil society representatives, politicians as well
as stakeholders within the legal/juridical system were conducted.
Resistance has often been connected with anti-social attitudes,
destructiveness, reactionary or revolutionary ideologies, unusual
and sudden explosions of violence and emotional outbursts. This
book goes beyond these conventions. Exploring various key
questions, ranging from concept definitions of affect and
temporality, to complex entanglements of various social dimensions
and ethical questions, this accessible guide provides a robust
theoretical and methodological framework for researching of
resistance and social change. By drawing connections between
resistance and politics, between performance and everyday
strategies, and between the juridical and its counter-strategies,
this book provides students with a transdisciplinary understanding
of contemporary debates in this emerging field.
Resistance has often been connected with anti-social attitudes,
destructiveness, reactionary or revolutionary ideologies, unusual
and sudden explosions of violence and emotional outbursts. This
book goes beyond these conventions. Exploring various key
questions, ranging from concept definitions of affect and
temporality, to complex entanglements of various social dimensions
and ethical questions, this accessible guide provides a robust
theoretical and methodological framework for researching of
resistance and social change. By drawing connections between
resistance and politics, between performance and everyday
strategies, and between the juridical and its counter-strategies,
this book provides students with a transdisciplinary understanding
of contemporary debates in this emerging field.
This book discusses different ways in which the cross-roads between
emotions and resistance can be theorised. While the sociological
field focuses primarily on emotions that are entangled in the
relationship between the individual and collective, the cultural
studies field has recently started to emphasise affects as a
'rescue' from the deterministic aspect of the poststructuralist
approach (in which language decides everything) (Hemmings 2005,
2014). Scholars promoting the 'affective turn' argue that affects
and interpretations are inseparable. By taking affects as the point
of departure, it is argued that it is possible to show how bodies
move in their own ways, but still in relation to others. Departing
from this, it becomes interesting to explore how emotions are
involved in different power relations and how they feed resistance.
If we accept that emotions and interpretations are entangled and
inseparable then we must investigate emotions as powerful forces of
resistance. The chapters were originally published in a special
issue of the Journal of Political Power.
The peace agreement, major reconstruction efforts and UN-supervised
elections that followed Cambodia's dark period of civil war and
genocide have not brought the democracy and reconstruction that was
hoped for. Political stability has emerged but seemingly only at
the expense of democracy. Moreover, reconstruction efforts appear
to be at odds with processes of liberal democratization. This
volume (written by a broad mix of Khmer and non-Khmer researchers)
is the first study to assess the post-conflict democratization and
reconstruction process in Cambodia in a systematic and in-depth
empirical way. In going beyond a one-dimensional view of democracy,
the full complexity of this process is illuminated and an
assessment is made about the viability of such post-conflict
strategies elsewhere round the globe.
These unique insights into the political struggles of Cambodian
women extend the concept of resistance and create a framework of
analysis that will inspire researchers in other fields. In a world
where there are few women politicians, Cambodia is still noticeable
as a country where strong cultural and societal forces act to
subjugate women and limit their political opportunities. However,
in their everyday life, Cambodian women do try to improve their
situation and increase their political power, not least via
manifold strategies of resistance. This book focuses on Cambodian
female politicians and the strategies they deploy in their attempts
to destabilize the cultural boundaries and hierarchies that
restrain them. In particular, the book focuses on how women use
discourses and identities as means of resistance, a concept only
recently of wide interest among scholars studying power. The value
of this book is thus twofold: not only does it give a unique
insight into the political struggles of Cambodian women but also
offers new insights to studies of power.
These unique insights into the political struggles of Cambodian
women extend the concept of resistance and create a framework of
analysis that will inspire researchers in other fields. In a world
where there are few women politicians, Cambodia is still noticeable
as a country where strong cultural and societal forces act to
subjugate women and limit their political opportunities. However,
in their everyday life, Cambodian women do try to improve their
situation and increase their political power, not least via
manifold strategies of resistance. This book focuses on Cambodian
female politicians and the strategies they deploy in their attempts
to destabilize the cultural boundaries and hierarchies that
restrain them. In particular, the book focuses on how women use
discourses and identities as means of resistance, a concept only
recently of wide interest among scholars studying power. The value
of this book is thus twofold: not only does it give a unique
insight into the political struggles of Cambodian women but also
offers new insights to studies of power.
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