Praxis and Politics: Knowledge Production in Social Movements (New Approaches in Sociology) - Hardcover

Conway, Janet

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415976596 ISBN 13: 9780415976596

Publisher: Routledge, 2005

Synopsis

Praxis and Politics explores the knowledge arising from activist praxis and its significance for reimagining radical and democratic politics. It is based on five years of direct involvement in the Toronto-based Metro Network for Social Justice and their work in coalition building, campaign-organizing and 'economic and political literacy' work in the aftermath of the signing of the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement. The book breaks new theoretical and methodological ground in social movement studies in drawing on a wide range of traditions including cultural studies, urban studies, political economy and feminism.

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About the Author

Janet M. Conway teaches feminism and social movements in the politics department at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. She is a long-time activist, active in women's, anti-poverty and economic justice organizations. She was a founder of the Metro Network for Social Justice, which is the subject of this book. Conway is the author ofIdentity, Place, Knowledge: Social Movements ContestingGlobalization, Fernwood (2004).

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415976596
• ISBN 13: 9780415976596
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 204