Dissident Citizenship: Democratic Theory, Political Courage, and Activist Women
Hypatia 12 (4):74 - 110 (1997)
| Abstract | In this essay, I argue that contemporary democratic theory gives insufficient attention to the important contributions dissenting citizens make to democratic life. Guided by the dissident practices of activist women, I develop a more expansive conception of citizenship that recognizes dissent and an ethic of political courage as vital elements of democratic participation. I illustrate how this perspective on citizenship recasts and reclaims women's courageous dissidence by reconsidering the well-known story of Rosa Parks | |||||||||
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